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• Re: [Syncro] Paging owners of syncro.org springs...info needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:19:38 -0700
  ...I could build a lot of different springs with the information I asked for, and never duplicate Steve's great springs. > > BenT > The shorter...
• Re: Syncro shocks - group purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 09:02:39 -0500
  ...Seems to make sense to do while changing the springs. Count me in for the group purchase of OME springs, front and rear. Kerry...
• Re: air springs ... what exactly do they do.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 28 May 2006 20:41:15 -0700
  ...air springs ... what exactly do they do. I've always been interested in hightops for the vanagon. The adventurewagen is lovely, but difficult to...
• Re: Vanagon poptop spring question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 28 May 2013 10:18:11 -0400
  The struts might be a replacement for the springs on an unloaded poptop but mine tends to have 2 kayaks on it most of...
• Re: Problem with using gas shocks--or any other alternative--on Westy rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 May 2017 11:08:52 -0700
  ...This would require ripping out one end or the other of the gas spring. One possibility would be to install the gas spring to...
• Re: pop top lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:57:16 -0700
  ...pop top lift springs > Anybody replaced the springs? Any info anywhere? I want to fix this not put > a band aid on it with...
• Re: Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:53:44 -0400
  ...I have >> > read that this is 'normal' for a Westfalia as it is always unevenly >> > loaded >> > (fridge, stove and cabinetry). >> > >> > I believe the springs...
• Re: Lowering your Van- again
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 19:12:27 -0400
  ...Anyone have > experience with either of these spring setups in a Westfalia (i.e. the ones that > need their listing corrected the most!) Yes...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:06:01 -0700
  ...Yes, there is an advantage to the spring-type clamp, also known as "constant-tension" (or something like that) clamps, in that they can...
• Throttle switch; Valve Float
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 17:18:18 PDT
  ...What is the rev limit on a dual spring type IV? I don't know about dual spring type IV motors, but on a...
• Re: Lowering the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:37:55 -0500
  Up to and including 1985 the springs were higher for hauling heavier loads.1986 and later were lower and used for the US market...
• Re: AFM spring tension
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 19:47:55 -0700
  ...AFM spring tension Volks Folks, I have the AFM from my Digijet 85 GL in front of me. I am interested in seeing if...
• Re: flat lifters
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 07:39:38 -0500
  ...I performed the > adjustment as though they were stiff- I did not press the springs in at all > before adjusting.. in other words, I...
• August VW Enthusiast Weekend - NW Arkansas
  Historical mailing list - Samantha
  Mon, 10 May 2010 18:25:48 -0700
  Every summer Eureka Springs, AR hosts a pretty large VW weekend. All VWs are allowed, as far as I remember. There is a parade...
• WTB Coil spring for Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:39:26 -0700
  I need one of these coil springs. They are a little more heavier duty than the normal vans'. I wonder if any of you...
• WTB: front syncro coil spring and a proportional valve
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:36:29 -0800
  Hi Volks I am looking for a front coil spring for a 1989 syncro. I only need one, but can buy a pair if...
• FS: '86 syncro transmission core, front springs, complete set OME shocks, Airlift
  Historical mailing list - Kerry Stanley
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:58:17 -0500
  ...fastforward.ca/vanagon/ for descriptions new front springs still in the plastic bags from Steve's spring purchase awhile back - never installed but my...
• Re: sagging van question...
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 17 May 2006 15:51:20 +0000
  I put springs from a '91 GL on the front and airlift supports in the saggy rear springs. It sits level now (with a...
• Re: Notes on traveling, internet access and rv parks
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:07:34 -0700
  ...For example, > 43.770373,-120.967342 is a spot where my son and I camp every spring. If > you can plug that into your...
• Re: AFM spring tension
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 20:45:09 -0600
  ...AFM spring tension > Notches. Try about five. Keep track of what you've done so that you can > undo it. > > Karl Wolz > > ----- Original Message...
• AFM spring tension and 02
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:32:02 -0600
  I adjusted the spring tension on my 85 GL Digijet 4 days ago. The effect between spring tension and 02 sensor output went backwards...
• Re: Gas Springs was VW Camper dreams.."Carthago" highroof poptop
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:04:14 -0400
  ...They've got quite a variety of gas springs. The ones I choose were about 30" in length and you could choose which fittings...
• Pop Top Spring & Cable
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:51:58 -0700
  ...I see a "Z" on end of cable and assume the spring is in the lower part of arm What solution(s) have others...
• Re: H&R Springs... How low?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:36:39 -0700
  ...I have a 1988 wolfsburg with the lower suspension and the H&R > springs lowered it @1" in front and several in the rear...
• Re: Shipping vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DB
  Wed, 7 Jan 2004 22:59:37 -0500
  ...coast for now, >put it in storage until spring(Alaska spring, not lower 48 spring), >then drive it home. > >TIA > >Mark in AK >one...
• Koni, Bilstein, AVO, H&R, & tires etc.. which shock/spring/tire size combo to use?
  Historical mailing list - Buffalo 66
  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:45:31 -0800
  Hi all, I am going to be purchasing a shock spring combo as well as tires for my 82 GL Diesel conversion soon. I...
• Re: subject Re: Rear Westy suspension
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:46:19 -0700
  ...How difficult is it to remove and >> replace the rear springs and shocks? My concern is that they will be rusty >> and impossible to...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:14:38 -0500
  ...I remember > > only thinking how simple the spring replacement had > > been. > > I remembered the spring had been mentioned in Van Cafe's excellent oil...
• Re: Cant we just swop sides? RE: westy lists to port
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 13:08:15 -0800
  ...Raise the front, remove the struts and the springs can be removed without too much effort. As I have said before, installing springs from...
• Re: shocks/springs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:10:00 -0800
  ...Best springs... of course... the Fast Forward springs! :) David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http...
• Re: Brake Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 00:18:53 -0500
  ...I have some brand new generic ones and Meyles, all without springs. I have heard the ATE'S have them. Is it so? On...
• Re: Poptop Shocks!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:40:58 -0400
  ...Mine are the non-heavy duty ones. >Patti Patti, when you release the latch, does the top spring up a few inches? If not...
• Re: Leaking Oily Fluid??? looking for some advice.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:17:41 -0700
  water pumps don't have springs in them ! ( I know what you mean, just funnin' .......I thought the same too ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim...
• valve spring compressor tool advice?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 22:51:56 -0400
  ...What have you used with good results to remove the valve keepers? Generic "C Clamp" valve spring tool http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 01:33:06 EDT
  ...to return to their natural state. > Measure the compressed length of the spring (just the spring) with the > spacer in place. Regards, Jim Davis
• Re: 85 vanagon with a saggy butt
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:45:28 EDT
  ...her butt high and > proud again? I took my rear springs to a spring shop and had them stretched to the max and re...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 10:20:14 +1200
  Spring steel comes in different grades, I would think, and because an H&R spring is made of thinner wire this doesn't mean...
• Betts Syncro Springs 4 Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 21:10:08 EDT
  Hello Volks, I have a set of Betts Syncro springs that I no longer need. These are the same ones that Steve Schwenk has...
• springs
  Historical mailing list - lvb
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 14:44:40 -0500
  ...Next step is Carat or Boge lowering springs with new shocks as I do not want to increase the height, but lower slightly. Shims...
• fuel injector hoses, replacing
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:43:44 -0500
  ...I read somewhere that this tendency to loosen as the tubing shrinks is why spring clamps are OEM and appropriate. If anyone has a...
• Sagging Rear and Hauling Scooter & Bikes
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:26:17 -0400
  ...May be paired with new springs? - New rear springs? More expensive, but good in the long term. Any recommendations for manufacturers/vendors? I want...
• Re: Vanagon rear wheel camber adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 20:17:06 -0700
  ...correct camber was achieved. > > I was led to believe the coil springs have weakened over time, >and this produces an increasing negative camber to...
• Re: front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - brad horner
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 22:50:05 -0400
  ...front end clunking noise >Where did you get your springs? and how much were they? I have called >around and the cheapest that I...
• I'm getting taller Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 23:04:32 -0800
  ...One of the things I will be doing is sending my front springs to a company to get them analysed and some new taller...
• hoses in general
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:04:56 -0700
  ...He said that next spring if I was going to flush again (there was green stuff i there from PO...it's blue-ish...
• Re: KAW springs anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 20:41:42 -0400
  ...know ow much I gain with replacing 130kmiles springs with another set > of 1XXkmiles springs.... > I am also currently experimenting with the air suspension...
• Re: How the dickens? (Pickle of the day)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 15:45:58 -0700
  ...and a needle nose vice grips to hold the small too-strong spring back to get the clip in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J...
• Re: Westy Shock Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:30:30 -0400
  Nose dive is horrible during braking with Bilstein hd’s and the gowesty springs. I wanna redo the fronts with koni adjustables asap because...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 21:50:25 -0400
  I was trying to put the spring in from the bottom because the shock is still bolted in at the top. Dan N said...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:47:31 -0500
  ...Started installing the new GW standard height springs today. Also have fox shocks in the box ready to go as well. In removing the...
• Hollister Hills Syncro Testing
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:17:47 -0800
  ...We could do a lot more testing and trail riding, and have time to even swap out springs if we get the Betts prototype...
• Re: Rear Opening Dimension Needed on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 19:50:38 EST
  ...I fit everything I own (Not at one time) in there, except the box spring for my bed. I couldn't fit it in...
• corbin or mobea spring clamp tools
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:08:10 -0700
  Snapon does have a good selection of spring clamp tools. Has anyone found one or two that they find works well with the vanagon...
• Re: hose clamp pliers; was: Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:02:37 -0600
  Doesn't Snap-on put out a spring clamp tool?? John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Al and Sue Brase wrote: > I'm convinced of...
• Re: Wheel Squeal? Prevent a Tow
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 20 Oct 2018 20:58:20 -0600
  ...After pounding and > prying the drum off, it was an easy fix with a replacement spring kit. > > Alex
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:35:48 -0600
  ...that spring out a few years ago and now my slider will not lock. > Anyone know where I can get the spring and also...
• Mid-West Springs Re-Do
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:48:37 EDT
  I think I recall, that someone on the list said they had their springs re-tempered, and when they got them back, they had...
• Good shop(s) in/near Colorado Springs?
  Historical mailing list - Emily Goodin
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:33:18 -0700
  Greetings, We'll be camping near Colorado Springs next weekend (Mueller S. P.) and I'd like to have info on a good shop...
• Re: springs ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:43:24 -0800
  ...Wasn't the '84 air cooled? If so the springs for the '91 would be alot stiffer. All that water cooling hardware (and wetware...
• Re: questions of lifting saggy butt Vanagons,and coil spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 22:12:33 -0500
  ...questions of lifting saggy butt Vanagons,and coil spring spacers > Brian, > Break down and pop for some air bags. > Variable height at will, good...