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• Re: Need help with belts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:45:45 -0800
  John Klun wrote: > A few years ago, Shell Gasoline published a series of helpful hints pamphlets > covering various quick fixes when you break down...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:46:20 -0800
  ...The Distributor is original with 209,000 miles on it so I might suspect that, but I would hate to shell out 200 dollars...
• Re: to rebuild or not to rebuild
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 09:48:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If not, shell out the $900 now and save yourself a lot of work. -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat...
• Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my e...
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 07:55:03 -0400
  ...00 that day, just lazing around and eating stuffed Quahogs (hard shelled clams to everyone else but people from NE). Then we decided because...
• Re: Bought an SVX for the motor.......but I like the car too much to rip the heart out
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 8 May 2002 10:44:09 -0700
  ...to let go his 98 > >white T100 4WD pickup w/ snugtop shell.....real clean!,,,,,,,I promised him > >I would buy it and followed through...
• Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 12 May 2002 14:23:59 -0700
  ...Pinky > electric power sunroof saga a week ago (some odd 47 postings I believe) we > most likely are all a bit shell-shocked, and...
• Your OAXACA responses
  Historical mailing list - Phaedra Savage
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:44:06 -0800
  ...drinking, bull fights, buying quality hammocks, sharpening a machete and opening shellfish, to a nice long vocabulary of mechanical terms and car parts. Karl...
• Re: rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 21:06:38 -0500
  ...When we returned the 2 pounds of peanuts in >> the shell we had in the pantry looked like they had been run over by...
• Family Hauler
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 02:02:42 +0000
  ...It just didn't make sense to me to shell out a gigantic car payment and only get 18 MPG. So, much like the...
• Re: camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:25:06 -0400
  ...If you hear the sound of the > ocean in a sea shell go try again. If you hear a intermittent rumble you ar > all...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:03:03 ADT
  ...I'm currently doing a fuel consumption test - 5 tanks of this new Shell Optimax - get the average - then 5 tanks of normal unleaded...
• Parting Out '85 Westy in Seattle Area
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:46:09 -0800
  ...Top has minor damage, gel coat scraped off in one spot but no breaks in the shell that I could see. The tires are...
• Re: Electrolux Fridge or Compressor Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 09:11:56 -0500
  ...So……….how many > > of you are willing to shell out that kinda loot to keep your beer cold ? > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at...
• Re: Anyone want a $1200 AAZ donor Jetta in San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:11:13 -0700
  ...Sold the shell to the scrap man for $175, > anyone need an AHU Mk3 tranny? She's getting all new gaskets and > being placed...
• Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 17 May 2008 23:08:29 -0400
  ...Even if it does come back, I can't really shell at the big bucks for another AFM meter, unless this could actually be...
• Re: Newbie Oil Question (Facts added)(long)
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Re: Newbie Oil Question (Facts added)(long)
  2 Apr 92 19:33:31 GMT
  ...155 430 -25 .9 --- Shell Truck Guard 130 450 -15 1.0 .15 Spectro Golden 4 174 440 -35 --- .15 Spectro Golden M.G...
• Juli's mirror & UPS & packing material
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:58:48 +1200
  ...with minimal foam chips and bubblewrap above & below, as do the shell dealers. paper towelling can greatly increase shipping costs due to its mass...
• Re: Starter related question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:31:36 -0400
  ...The local FLAPS carries BBB starters which appear to be rebuilds inside Bosch shells … does anyone have any experience with this brand? > > If I...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:44:03 -0800
  ...oil changes scenario, that baby > was > > > really stopped up, gummed up, shellacked up and I could definitely > > > tell > > > that the engine flush was cleaning...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 23:58:47 -0800
  ...Of course, there's the earlier postwar story of "Zippo" cigarette lighters from Japan - the inside of the metal shell still had the Budweiser...
• 80 vanagon in junkyard, engine, trans, heaters etc.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 04 Sep 1996 14:57:49 -0600
  ...The rear door could be OK, the large pop top fiber shell was rough but was there, the luggag erack gone. It popped open...
• Headlight Switches and Electrical Fires
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:10:37 -0700
  ...80 rabbit or scirocco has the same switch or > you can shell out about $25 US from one of the discount parts places. Buy...
• Re: Advancing timing for more power, was: Boston Bob's web site
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 2 May 2002 17:20:43 -0400
  ...and more money for Shell or Amoco. Theoretically, if you invested that $355 each year for 20 some years in a moderate-growth portfolio...
• Re: opening rear hatch from inside van
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:14:46 -0700
  ...I was preparing myself to shell out some big bucks to get this fixed. I was amazed that the vacuum pump and computer etc...
• Re: Just Gotta Be A Vacuum Leak!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:58:32 -0700
  ...s toast? I do have the servo here from the 91 shell I just > parted out, but how would I tell if it was...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 09:54:38 -0500
  ...Comments, anyone? mcneely ---- Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote: > Toyo makes a fine snow tire that has embedded walnut shell pieces. Legal > year round...
• Re: Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:31:54 -0400
  ...Reminds me of the time I took my young son out to eat Appalacacola Bay oysters on the half shell. The little guy had...
• Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:09:34 -0400
  ...In once case the owner had taken her van to a local expert, shelled out big $'s, just so it would be road worthy...
• Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good -- Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Clark
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 13:59:33 -0400
  ...0064 (3) 479-7527 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota van nut 1984 Volkswagen Type 25...
• Re: Headlight Relay
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 22:28:39 -0600
  ...The 'cab tire' wire outer shell is usually thick enough to withstand the elements by itself. Then run an additional pair wires (I use...
• Re: heaviest oil to use??
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:21:25 -0500
  ...heaviest oil to use?? > > > Jonce: > I'm a big believer in straight weight 40w oil (Shell, in my case). Unlike > multi vis oil which...
• Re: Moral question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:29:01 -0500
  ...Conversely, the person who has to shell out for work poorly done is irate because he has to pay mortgage, health insurance, and all...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:47:38 -0700
  ...owners and I noticed a small stain under the >>>> > front clam shell this afternoon. >>>> > >>>> > It looks like it is dripping from the heater control...
• Re: Pending clutch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 11 May 2016 18:39:01 -0300
  ...If I’m going to shell out a very wince-able amount of cash to have the old, snarly-but-good, local guy swap...
• Re: Let's make this large list EASIER ! !
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 13:47:38 -0700
  ...My mail software cannot sort by subject or anything else, and I'm not willing to shell out $80 for the version that does...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:56:10 -0400
  ...You can get them with crimp pins that insert into blank shells, or fixed pins with solder tails which I recommend for one-off...
• Re: oil other than Castrol
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 22 May 2010 18:38:53 -0500
  ...mileage accumulation than it does with the car oil. > > I love Shell Rotella T 15W40 and use it in almost everything... > > On Sat, May...
• Re: mini-adventure: Westy propane at U-Haul
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:01:32 -0700
  ...Vanagon content? All along Baja Highway 1 are burned-out Vanagon bodies...about every 50kms or so there is a rusty old shell...Guess...
• Re: Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters) and Trasco filters
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:40:42 -0600
  ...oil changes scenario, that baby > was > > really stopped up, gummed up, shellacked up and I could definitely > tell > > that the engine flush was cleaning...
• Re: Original poptop and window seals leave trails of black residue after rain on my white 91 MV
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:11:18 -0600
  ...Can't remember where I read that >>>> now. >>>> Of course, you could shell out the relatively larger bucks and find >>>> someone who sells Zymol...
• Re: Broken Accelerator Cable - 1987 Syncro non-camper
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:21:08 -0700
  ...Now go to the front and drop your spare tire clam shell........look up and right below your gas pedal, there is a box...
• Re: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Adam Brooks
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 10:02:23 -0400
  ...0064 (3) 479-7527 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand Fossil preparator, shell collector, Macintosh and VW & Toyota van nut 1984 Volkswagen Type 25...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:51:30 -0800
  ...I'll bet most cavemen > thought that ancient <insert name of prehistoric shellfish> was just some > ugly thing which was good to eat. Show...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:48:10 -0800
  ...Sell the shell to BenT for $25 after carefully removing the critical driveline bits and controls. If not sell it for 9300US. At the...
• Junkyard find (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:55:32 -0800
  ...The sad part is that what remains is an extremely nice and complete shell. NO RUST, good red paint, good glass, no dents or...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:32:24 -0400
  ...When the flywheel goes on it will collapse the outer > shell and the input shaft will not be able to spin free or it...
• Re: Battle Stations....Prepare to repel "boarders"
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:58:45 -0800
  ...Now dave, how much can one hide > on a moto? Secret stashes? the leetle compartment under the seat? In the > headlight shell? in the...
• Re: what to do? (part out or what)...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:50:33 -0800
  ...I don't care how many parts you pull off a shell before sending it to the scrap yard.....there are *always* little parts...
• Re: NVC Splittie coming my way: what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Orr
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:42:44 -0400
  ...Deep pocket guys usually do not look at beaters but look at parts. >Most split bus shells can pull a K out of it...
• Re: Need help with belts
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:43:39 -0700
  ...Need help with belts > > > A few years ago, Shell Gasoline published a series of helpful hints > pamphlets > > covering various quick fixes when you break...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - Dion Cooze
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:03:54 -0700
  ...pot roast, > whatever--- > > It had an inner oven, and an outer shell, that the exhaust passed > through and cooked your groceries as you drove...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:31:12 -0500
  ...The Distributor is original with 209,000 miles on it > so I might suspect that, but I would hate to shell out 200 dollars...
• Re: 87GL rebuild update (oil pressure)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 22:58:32 -0500
  ...was machined wrong, or you could have left > > out a bearing shell, or the oil pump could be worn out. What it comes down...
• Re: Propane Service Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:23:12 -0700
  ...PITA! For > this camper, I would have much preferred just to shell out > the $300 for a > new tank for the aggravation involved. I...
• Re: Lets rip out the Air conditioner - 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 14:38:34 -0400
  ...I just put the empty shell back up and put stuff in there. I lined it with contact paper because that black foamy stuff...
• Idle problems on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 19:40:06 -0500
  ...Whole point of this diatribe is to warn people who live in hot climates that they might want to shell out the $50.30...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 10:32:30 -0500
  ...Their are some wonderful cars out there that wouldn't have a chance here (why???) - Opel sporty cars made from the same shell as...
• higher octane needs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 07:58:05 -0800
  ...Fuel octane > > > > Some info contained here: > > > > > http://www.pcf.ab.ca/quick_answers/gasoline_general/octane_rating.asp > > > > And here: > > > > > http://www.shellus.com...
• inspection worries redux
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 14:48:59 -0400
  ...I was hit by somebody with an uninsured vehicle - I had to shell out a $1000 deductible because the other driver was un-insured...
• Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:43:55 -0600
  ...Every single fuel company in Anchorage gets their gasoline from Tesoro .....Shell, Exxon, Standard, Texaco,.......you name it. One source of gasoline for all...