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• Re: LED taillights??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 12:44:58 +1200
  ...blue ones (will give the lights a purple appearance from a distance, like hotrodders' blue dots, but the symbol will be visible closer up...
• Re: Westy Tent Sale----
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:52:33 -0700
  ...a great tent for $300 or so and pitch it a distance away for privacy for the kids or guests? And maybe get an...
• Re: Steering quandry
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:49:30 -0400
  ...For a little distance in the steering arc on the steering wheel, the steering is a little heavier and then a little easier then...
• Re: Front spindle possibly needed
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:57:16 -0700
  ...The tie-rod attach ppoints are different distances from the vertical rotation centerline. � --- On Sat, 9/13/08, Cullen Stewart <cullberly@VERMONTEL.NET> wrote...
• FW: Ronal 16" Rims---Offset
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 07:37:49 -0500
  A key measurement for wheel clearance on a 2wd Vanagon is the distance between the upper control arm and the inside edge of the...
• Re: Drafting (was Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:23:49 -0700
  ...question, assuming you are not drafting but following at a safe >> distance (3 second rule), would you be outside of the lower pressure >> zone...
• Re: Help in salt lake
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:39:22 +0000
  ...Help in salt lake There is a Motel 6 within walking distance from this shop. Hopefully it is just something as simple as a...
• Re: A different multi meter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 21:51:18 -0500
  ...Calibrating is a matter of passing a known current through the shunt and moving the clips from the device sufficient distance apart that it...
• Re: Looking For A Good Used 2.1
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:38:36 +0000
  ...on > the Left Coast for a reasonable price and within reasonable distance > to pick up from Fillmore (Ventura County), CA. Long block only is...
• Re: Front Door Hinge Modification?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:42:50 -0700
  ...smooth, so there would be a 'hump' at about the right distance along the length of that limiting strap, to get the affect you...
• Boston engine service Bulletin #1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:36:28 -0500
  ...the symptoms of this is minor hesitation and poor performance the cure for this is to file a new notch an equal distance on...
• Re: AAA card
  Historical mailing list - Pete Moore
  Wed, 12 May 2004 03:47:41 EDT
  ...Not only has it been used for our very tempermental 80 vanagon at least 5 times - all beyond the normal "free" distance - but it...
• Re: Friday: Best + Stupid=Oxymoron
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:48:40 +1300
  ...Thus it has make more revolutions to cover the same ground distance. note that this is more important at low speeds eg around town...
• Re: Digijet Timing Marks
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 1 May 2001 10:38:46 -0400
  ...Digijet Timing Marks > Last night I scratched a TDC mark straight across to the back flange > (closest to the block) and measured the distance...
• Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels2100-2300, 3400- 4000r...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:13:22 -0700
  ...furthermore .......that distance, I call it the 'step distance' ..........the distance from the metal ring surface in the combustion chamber, to the flat bottom...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:43:56 -0700
  ...Documented maintenance and the distance the vehicle has > travelled > are key elements in making the judgment as to worth. Each and every > member > of...
• Re: Tire size question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 05 Dec 94 20:30:57 CST
  ...on the front wheels would >it be necessary >to increase the distance travelled and speed by say 18% (the difference >betwen 185s and 195s...
• Cal Look Vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 07:44:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The opening left from the trim is completely closed up in most areas and is not noticeable from a distance and it REALLY looks...
• Re: '93 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Jeff DeLeeuw
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 10:43:10 -0700
  ...It is absolutely the best vehicle I've ever owned for long-distance travel. To date I've had my pistons replaced due to...
• Re: Stranded in the Midwest Veedubless.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 21:09:06 -0400
  ...Do any listmembers > have experience purchasing long distance. What do you do to protect > yourself against frauds and lemons? > > Thanks in advance. > > ----------------------------- > Chris R...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:06:22 EDT
  Larry, VW tried to put a lot of distance between the Type 3 and Type 1 engine. While the Type 3's did get...
• Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 23:41:49 -0700
  Thanks, all for the replies. James V 90 Carat On 4/8/05 6:55 PM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > James, when...
• Re: Vanagon List Meet/Campout Version 1.?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 18:17:45 -0800
  ...My free time (for travel) is limited & travel distances are a factor. I will admit that some of the ideas have sprouted other ideas...
• Re: Seeking Comments, Quick Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:38:53 +0000
  ...It does not make shifting any quicker, just reduces the throw distance of the shift. It is a minor but noticable change - hardly anything...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:11:26 -0700
  ...is for the number of speedo cable revolutions per increment of distance, miles or kms. On 2wd Vanagons the cable turns at the same...
• Re: Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:06:51 -0500
  ...to help make sure that the two handles are pretty much the same distance down from the roof.* *now peel of the masking tape...
• Re: [WetWesties] When You Are Being Tailgated
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 10:43:37 -0800
  ...bad situation, some of these yahoos pass me with inadequate visual distance. I shudder at the risk. On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 10...
• Re: More Prhyeday Phollowup on BUs Stolen 35 Years Ago
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:28:37 -0800
  ...Sadly I know a numerous people who bought cars at a distance and lost out. I guess we need another bailout for people who...
• Re: Readjusting poptop after installation
  Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:02:57 -0400
  ...I readjusted the bolts to compensate for height, but the 1/8"-1/4" distance in the hole didn't make much of a...
• Extreme high idle
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 21:34:41 -0230
  ...Short distance from driveway decided to put the transmission in neutral (auto tranny) to see if rev's would drop. Well all hell broke...
• Re: Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 14:09:07 +0200
  ...Nearly 4 Quarts of oil sprayed out in only that short distance. The rubber gasket at the top of the filter had failed. First...
• Re: Stuttering at 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Thu, 1 May 2003 08:38:41 -0700
  ...I don't > > look forward to that, especially for long distances. > > > > Charles > > '85 Westy > > > >
• Re: Anybody burning WVO in Illinois?- not really a rant
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:46:18 -0500
  ...Long distance transmission of power has already been dealt :::with. Fellow by the name of Tessla. His idea beat out the first guy :::on...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:26:27 -0500
  ...Luckily we were in walking distance of the house. I have a bottle of injector cleaner in the tank that I added right now...
• Re: WTB headrest and visors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:31:41 -0500
  ...The AC unit lowers the whole affair by some distance, and I couldn't decide from the pictures whether the spacing was the same...
• Re: [WetWesties] '84 Westy Spewing Antifreeze Out of Overflow Tank
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:09:55 -0400
  ...Drove > > the rest of the way in to LA with no problems > > Was 'rest of drive into LA' a shorter distance and generally less...
• Re: Vanagon tire ?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 14:23:34 ADT
  ...I also slow down in the winter, corner gently, don't do long distance or haulage runs etc. Tire noise depends on the tread...
• (fwd) FS: VW Vanagon--$750
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 4 Aug 1996 06:53:03 -0700
  ...Camper = good times. > > I have two different roadside assistance plans, so I can probably > get the car towed a reasonable distance from where it...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:57:08 -0800
  ...What I would like to know is how to extend the >> distance to about 500 miles, not 5,000 miles, (w/o tow truck...
• Re: Front seat replacements
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:48:55 -0500
  ...The 91's seats aren't as comfortable long distance, but I don't need the lumbar support. The best seats I have in...
• Re: Off-Roading in 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:34:33 -0800
  ...BTW, I'm about to order an 1.9L engine from AVP Worldwide, which is in Sacramento, which is driving distance from my house...
• NewOwnerQuestions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Sat, 17 May 2003 12:33:16 EDT
  ...Is this usual? Anyone have a list of spares for long distance travel, like V belt, fuel filter, fuel pump? Love the thing so...
• Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Ron Putt
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:55:25 -0700
  ...However he only > bids on machines that are within driving distance, so he can check them out > before actually going through with the payment...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANS'
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 06:30:33 +0000
  ...in the diesel vans, lowering the cruising RPM and closing the distance between the gears. It greatly imporoved the driveability of my '82 diesel...
• Starter or battery?
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:41:26 -0400
  ...But when I drive it a distance on the turnpike and she warms up, she will barely turn over and sometime it won't...
• Re: A little bit of Red....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:18:33 -0500
  ...The viewing distance being a couple orders of magnitudes larger might be a contributing factor here... Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77/79...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:56 -0800
  ...felder@gmail.com> wrote: >>> ......I used a wonderbar to pry some distance >>> between the steering components where the disk fit into place. Since >>> then...
• Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:31:15 -0700
  ...their degree of comperssion is determined by the 'step distance' between where the metal ring sits in the compbusion chamger and the bottom of...
• Re: GPS recommendations, handheld & incar?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:03:41 -0700
  ...you have it on the speed, distance screen.� I have mine set to show current speed, distance and time showed and you can see...
• Bad battery?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 5 May 2021 00:41:59 +0000
  ...life, but with Covid I will admit not too much long distance driving these days.  Tried PepBoys, NAPA, O'Reillys, Walmart via computer...these...
• Re: Big Bend NP
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:15:42 -0500
  Ranger Bob said last week during his light pollution talk that Big Bend was the darkest due to it's distance from other cities...
• Local travel while camping
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54:14 -0500
  ...then go see things in the area that isn't walking distance (parks, local town, etc). Often times, the camping area we set up...
• Rally EuroVan
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 07:43:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...TSD stands for TIME-SPEED-DISTANCE. In a nutshell, teams are given a set of instructions on what route to drive, are told to...
• Re: Q: one vs. two Carbs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 21:59:28 -0700
  ...He says if they are running good, they will out- >>perform the weber due to the shorter intake distances. I like the >>idea of...
• Re: please read. i'd like to say something on my behalf.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Waz
  Tue, 8 May 2001 00:09:55 -0700
  ...Also a lesson to those who have never done business at a distance. Ask the questions, and 99.9% of the time, you'll...
• Re: is this a bad idea?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 01:10:11 EDT
  ...but with ANY long distance trip, you should be prepared for certain factors. I'm in the process of a cross country trip (San...
• Re: Maple grove Super Jam VW show sunday (tomorrow) reading PA..
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 22:33:49 EDT
  ...to the Maple Grove Raceway short distance off the PA. Turnpike Ok New York ~~ Ok West Viginia / Ohio / howz about U all Maryland ~Yep...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:33:38 -0400
  ...volume by about 2 quarts which also helps it go the distance. This is still remarkable. TEMiller ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 00:05:05 -0700
  ...27x8.5R14LT tires > >> > >> > >> > >> Trip : > >> > >> Williamsburg, VA to Baltimore, MD and back > >> > >> > >> > >> Distance : > >> > >> Approx 438 miles > >> > >> > >> > >> Fuel used : > >> > >> 19 Gallons > >> > >> > >> > >> That's an average of...
• Re: Small trailers
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 27 May 2008 14:16:10 -0400
  ...They look pretty >> well made (from a >> distance) and have semi-normal sized wheels. The >> ones I've seen seem about >> 6 feet high...