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• Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:51:42 -0700
  I am sending him a nose cone to repl his destroyed one today. His driveshaft self-destructed the nose in a big way with...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:15:15 -0800
  ...six >>weeks outside, on a very slight incline in the driveway, nose up. Not a >>lot of hill, but its enough of an incline...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:29 -0700
  ...I didn't notice any access to the nose of the van where the > radiator is > located and where I thought an alarm horn...
• friday Content laff s n more
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 15 May 2009 10:47:50 -0700
  ...old rocker returns to stage after long absence to have aging nostalgic fans pay to top up losses in retirement fund. That appearently real...
• Re: Possible New Bus
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 15:24:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Wheel wells cut out, wrong taillights, nose bashed in. Misc & sundry > dents. Front floors have some rust, can't see cargo floor (see > under...
• '61 Double Cab for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 11:45:18 -0800 (PST)
  ...you can't see the seam at the bottom of the window between the nose and winshield. Might be bad, might be good: IRS...
• Re: calipers rattle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 12:55:10 -0800
  >| I found that I could >| reproduce a similiar nose. It seems the calipers rattle on the sliding >| pins. I can move them by hand...
• For WBX Owners with Suspected Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 16:10:44 EST
  ...Tapered nose on the test chamber fits the radiator neck of most gasoline, diesel and LPG powered engines. Included Blue test fluid turns yellow...
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:40:11 -0600
  ...whatever you do, dont ask Stan for any tips on the > > above... > > ;<) > > But Stan's Long Nosed Texas cat love to ride.... > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best...
• Re: Daniel Stern Lighting - 200mm E-code
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:34:01 EDT
  ...He claimed the 5X7 halogens were beaucoup better and while they were not contoured to match the curve of the Vanagon nose, they did...
• Re: Sprinter Camper
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:45:34 -0700
  ...By the time they get all that figured out you can drop the engine into that space and still have the same front nose...
• Re: Proper storage of a used fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 30 May 2005 10:41:09 -0500
  The new Bosch fuel pump I bought on ebay several months ago(NOS pump from a Porsche/german car shop in California) had been...
• Re: Collision Averted
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:51:16 -0700
  ...Car", we'd be stuck on Monroe right now with my nose inside your >> wayback, waiting for the Atlanta police to investigate. >> >> And that...
• Re: porsche engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:39:10 -0700
  I agree, a EG33 with 75 shot NOS will take that 3.2 anyday. I have been able to make my SVX conversions sound...
• Re: Is this bay window auction for real?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:57:55 -0500
  ...I would've felt bad having all this happening under my nose and unaware of it. DM&FS At 05:44 AM 10/27...
• Re: 85 Westy Utility Covers and spring
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 07:19:07 EST
  ...You will eventually find one similar and with a bit of time and small needle nose pliers you will succeed in bending one to...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 13 May 2002 14:33:16 -0400
  ...Loosen the bolt on the front motor mount (Tranny nose) so it can pivot. I remove the muffler/Catholic/Crossover pipe, and rear-most...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:30:10 -0700
  ...A small set of jewelers needle nose may be easier to find, and will work quite well also. A sheet of paper with a...
• Re: Compact Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 08:08:06 -0700
  ...http://nostalgicac.com/evaporator-units/underdash-evaporators/ud-110-under-dash-a-c-only-evaporator-unit.html Mark Jim Felder wrote: > And, a vanagon...
• Re: 009 and carb leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 94 14:27:19 -0700
  ...David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil>: >James Brill writes: >> >> my otherwise stock 71 bus. I hope I am right here: there are two ... >> each...
• Re: Spark plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 06 Jun 95 16:37:43 CDT
  ...the 82 Westy is gasoline powered... not diesel. :) i wuz gonna say something, but i won't. not this time. nosirreeebob. not me. ;) joel
• Zoning violations and free buses
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Oct 1996 10:58:31 -0400
  ...I have a '70 Westy, '73 Bus, and a '73 Weekender, also there is a '59 Single Cab shell w/ no nose for the...
• Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 20:57:40 -0400
  Hi Volks, While nosing around in the engine compartment today I was a little concerned over the condition of the rubber leads to the...
• Re: Long-term Camping Food
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 23:35:56 -0400
  Wouldn't "C-Rations" have to be "NOS"? MREs seem to be the current fare. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Salicos" <TomSalicos@ATTBI.COM...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:20:07 EST
  ...tool which looked like a cape chisel with a half round nose. Also, I once saw a flywheel hammered (really only tapped, once some...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 17:25:25 -0700
  ...And I have an NOS Auto-Stop Valve stashed away in case a problem does develop (and no, it is not for sale). Auto...
• Re: Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:18:46 -0500
  ...year or > two, and it did give the van a pronounced nose-down posture. 1.5" is > a lot. > > Can't comment on the...
• Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 02:41:40 -0700
  ...The tranny size is the same and both the nose mount and linkage fit the same. This is frequently done when people with 82...
• Friday locking gas cap for many vehicles FS
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 21 May 2010 05:24:46 -0500
  ...Type2/Vanawagon. It's chrome plated metal and is brand new. NOS blah blah blah. $5 and padded shipping envelope and postage and it...
• Re: Spillmeister burner grill thingies
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:38:19 -0800
  ...Pensionerd. (proud member of the subgroup of Vanagonisti without brands, tattoos or punctured lips, nose, ears, navel or other parts)
• Re: vanagon 4 speed-reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:46:45 EDT
  ...For example it has a nose cone mounted side shift arrangement while the later water cooled 091-1 shifts from the middle of the...
• Re: Spark Plug Failure
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 11:13:06 +1200
  ...plugs that cauese an engine to run too hot can lose porcelain insulation from the nose. Can also burn your piston crowns. Or else...
• Re: Tranny swap time
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:21:01 -0800
  ...All Vanagon manual trannys must be tipped down at the nose end before the tranny can be moved forward away from the engine. Your...
• Bus Depot Clearance Sale - For Listmembers Only!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:06:19 -0400
  We did some spring cleaning this week, and found a lot of accumulated NOS parts, one-of-a-kinds, customer returns, etc. that have...
• 2 Westies for $500 in Boston Area (not running) craigslist
  Historical mailing list - JR Denton
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:39:50 -0400
  ...644733015 http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/car/644733015.html
• Re: We lost an icon last night.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:13:18 -0400
  ...Just waxing nostalgic about my time in Boston in the 80's, driving my old VWs around RT 128 and seeing those radio towers...
• Re: Anyone want a $1200 AAZ donor Jetta in San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:50:04 -0700
  ...That was fixed by > sending the crank out to have the nose of it updated to TDI style. Which > meant honing the bore, new...
• Re: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:30:00 -0700
  ...plastic meets metal and gently extricate the plastic bits with needle nose pliers. Clean everything well, lube threads and work em back and forth...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:55:33 -0400
  ...He opened the cap to the expansion tank and put his nose to it. He said "yep give her a sniff" I did and...
• /f Top speed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 13:42:48 -0600 (CST)
  ...And even though I'd only make it to about 66 FPS going up hill with a stiff wind in my nose, I can...
• Re: [T1] A journey of sight and sound, inside the rear hubs...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 04:21:59 -0500
  ...Any seal that can't balance a beach ball on its nose is something up with which I will not put, even if I...
• Re: Stuck cylinder (Head gasket replacement)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 07:03:46 EST
  ...my ring compressor and clamping them with a pair of needle nose vice grips. It wasn't pretty, but it can be done... Don...
• Re: rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:36:31 EDT
  ...The German screening is fine enough to keep out the noseeums. Steve Lashley '93 EV MV '74 Campmobile http://Eurocampers.com Importing German Side...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:19:49 -0800
  ...socket set >screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) >needle nose pliers >adjustable wrench > >What about parts? >hose clips >oil >coolant >belts - Anyone...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 31 May 2002 23:10:24 -0500
  ...removed with snap ring pliers or a small set of needle nose pliers. It is a > really good idea to shove rags around the...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 15:59:24 -0500
  ...The human nose has incredible powers of detecting past odors. Mine leaked at the same spot a few years ago. Nothing short of cleaning...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:09:45 -0700
  ...Really really had to pee. >> Replacement cap fell off somewhere...aftermarket cap sucks, locator >> "nose" >> not as long as original, nor is it tapered...
• Re: TDI into vanagon.. subie into Vanagon... how about TDI into subie?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:28:29 +1200
  ...a Corolla, and was sold up to 93 built-up from NOS parts; note that the Sprinter line has different external panels & some generations...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 14 May 1995 23:27:02 -0700 (PDT)
  ...schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 20:27:00 -0700
  ...I had to insert the bold with needle nose > pliers (should have had vice grip needle nose to make it easier) and another > person...
• Re: Busses 'cross 'Merika
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 9:48:25 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Re: SA exclusiv!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:51:00 +0200
  ...Anybody know anything about this, any SA listees?? Maybe this is the end of the World, as old "Nostril-damus" predicted? PerL 87 Syncro...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:47:22 -0500
  ...Then grabbed the end of > the rod > that was now protruding from the spring with needle nose pliers > held > perpendicular to the rod. This...
• Re: Surf Rack
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:32:56 -0700
  ...At 10'4" it slides in through the back and the nose rests on a wooden bar suspended by the coat hook/knob things...
• Roadhaus - Caveat to the Prospector
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 6 May 2004 10:16:17 -0600
  ...No skin off MY nose ... -- Gnarlie http://www.Gnarlodious.com/Cogent/Cogent.html
• Re: Xmas decoration for the van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:32:44 -0800
  ...If you have seriously considered a safety pin through the nose, then the Bell �dead Rudolf� ornament is your cup of tea. :) alistair On...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:08:34 -0700
  ...designed specifically to slide over a nose nipple and get behind the hose end and push it off when you squeeze the handle. If...
• Westy tent for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 00:16:26 -0800 (PST)
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
• Re: Digital Camera
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:27:57 -0500
  ...Stray nosehairs, even. Good in low light also. Digital display in both eyepiece and camera back but both are kind of small. Eyepiece has...
• Re: Shocks for 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:17:46 -0700
  ...And most of what is perceived as 'nose dive' under braking....it is usually the rear end lifting just as much (or more) as...