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Re: Muir Vanagon equivilant?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 1 May 2003 17:13:21 -0400
...a book or manual much like the John Muir idiot's > guide except for vanagons and westfalias? > If not, have any of the afficionados...
h2o engine transplant sounds tinny/diesel-like
Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 23:16:04 -0700
...Sportsmobile _________________________________________________________________ From must-see cities to the best beaches, plan a getaway with the Spring Travel Guide! http://special.msn.com/local/springtravel.armx
Re: Touareg wins Grand Challenge (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:28:05 +1300
...can leave the controlled roads), sorry, vehicle access is restricted to guided routes only. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
Camping suggestions in Vermont New Hampshire?
Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
Sat, 12 Jul 1997 09:15:50 -0400
...Call 1-800-Vermont & they'll send maps & camping guide. The campground guide has private campgrounds, too. But I don't normally go there...
Re: [wetwesties] which exhaust system is best?
Historical mailing list - Paul Brower
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:30:00 -0800
...http://shopping.yahoo.com > > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Peterson's Field Guides -5-volume wildlife set - for $4.99! Authoritative > pocket guides filled with color photos...
Re: Winter is Coming. Time to change the oil
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 15:16:18 -0700
...1984 manual still my guide to all things engine oil? > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore.
Sticky throttle cable follow-up: Cause found
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:54:16 -0800
...I found the throttle cable, where it goes around the plastic guide "cam" on the throttle body shaft, that cable had a couple of...
Re: Tranny swap: All Forward Gears too High.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:22:19 -0800
...The bent guide pin was bent. I figure I reinstalled it angled down which lowered box on end of shift rod away from the...
Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:45:23 -0600
...Sliding window guides My site, http://KokopellisGarden.com is on Webjump.com which allows me to have up to 25 MB of space for...
Re: Diesel Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:20:07 -0800
...It is all metal and its chrome guide tube makes a sweeping curve from the hole in the block, past the alternator, to the...
Re: Instrument Pod rebuild questions
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sat, 12 Apr 2003 03:28:53 EDT
...It stamped with the VW logo and seems to have all the correct holes for screws and guide pins. Maybe my luck is changing...
Re: end of camping season????
Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:35:15 -0700
...given > the materials used. > > Here is the link to the pattern/guide I used to cut > the canvas > sections of the insulation. > > http://members...
Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 14:26:29 -0500
...Possibly you could buy a ragged out used unit at a wrecking yard to use as guidelines to making the one (s) you need...
West River Westies and ring tones
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:38:14 -0400
...with bus depot awning and small VW tent bus for my guide dog. I'm also handing out several Vermont craft beers with bus...
Re: 73 1700 van timing questions
Historical mailing list
Mon, 30 May 94 08:37:41 ADT
...Muir's guide for idiots' instructions, I should be Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but static timing the Vdub stopped pre1970. I...
Bob Hoy Wasser Gasket Kits: Opinions Wtd
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Mon, 29 Jul 1996 22:18:25 -0500 (CDT)
...8 yrs ago on a T1 longblock with poorly reamed valve guides. I've vowed never to buy from them again. The local VW...
Re: frequency/probability of new heads vs. gaskets only?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:42:16 -0800
Doug, Most any engine is going to need some valve work after 100,000 miles, especially valve guides in our engines. Any head that...
AC system on ebay
Historical mailing list - radish150
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 15:06:06 -0800
...I was also thinking of supplying a written guide to reinstalling everything. This way it would be much easier for someone to reinstall it...
Re: TiiCo Oddity - I guess that's me!
Historical mailing list - Chris Stanford
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:58:06 EDT
...His directions are a guideline. The may not be exactly step-by-step, but they do give a good overview of what has to...
Re: Thrust, HP, Torque, Gearing stuff.
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:04:34 -0700
...Note that it's a comparison tool, intended only as a guide or time sink for fiddling away your infinite spare time and learning...
Re: Vangon Haynes Manual (1990s ?)
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Wed, 21 May 2003 11:10:08 -0700
...At 09:23 AM 05/21/2003, you wrote: >Working on a Vanagon 90 Carat Waterboxer > >Have the Bentley guide on order with Amazon...
Re: Vanagon .. is it a Car or Light Truck
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:17:16 -0700
...html www.roadhaus.com/tires.html http://www.roadhaus.com/Tires/Guideline.html -----Original Message----- From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@telus.net] Sent...
Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:52:08 EDT
...I could use a "Dummy's Guide to Winterizing Your Vanagon" here.<<<<<<<<< Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for...
Re: Tach/small digital clock install?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:19:22 -0500
...the excel file >>> > with the guide. >>> > sudhir >>> > >>> > http://userpages.umbc.edu/~sud1/vanagon/vanagon_instrument_pan >>> > el_swap_guide.xls >>> > >>> > On 1/2/07...
Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list????
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 1 Jul 2013 19:17:40 -0500
...at the right age, when there was only one bus to >guide us? My first car was a '59 bus, my second was a...
Re: Oil filter on a '74 transporter?
Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:19:48 -0700 (PDT)
...i know this engine > had been majorly rebuilt but would someone add an oil filter? hmmm....maybe > i misread hayes and the idiots guide...
Re: OT Wanigan
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 19:16:55 -0500
...65 and see how he made and used his...many native guides in the north still use them... and haul them up into the...
Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 3 Oct 2005 12:01:32 -0400
>About the blowouts, did you mean Ford > Explorer/ Firestone or was there a Bronco/Bridgestone fracas that I somehow >missed? Seeya, Jake It was...
Re: fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 18:41:17 -0500
...Tom Shiels of subaruvanagon.com who picked up the phone and guided me through this (I forgot to mention I was stranded 550 miles...
odometer related questions
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:15:41 -0400
...My question therefore is, is there a good way to ADD miles to an odometer? I've seen one guide online but i have...
Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:49:19 -0700
...Any advice, trip reports, web guides, etc. would be appreciated. We'll be travelling in our Westy with 2 kids ages 10 & 11, and...
Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:49:55 -0500
...or Blue-white Smoke - Usually an oil problem - rings, bad valve >> guides, scored cylinder wall. A compression check is in order on this >> one...
Re: Euro-Engine: FIX 87 Volkswagen VANAGON, Mechanical,LUBRICATION SYSTEM
Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 07:11:58 -0800
...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp > Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html > To configure or cancel your iATN account see: > http://members.iatn...
Re: Thanks
Historical mailing list
Fri, 10 Nov 1995 17:19:52 -0600
...I >got pointed to the Edmunds Old Car price guide, then someone posted it to >me. I got advice on how to deal with...
Re: "Don't leave home without it" items: BIBLE
Historical mailing list - jim catterson
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 06:34:00 -0700
...i bring my civil war battlefield guide and atlas. i am no more offended by the mention of the bible than anyone else should...
Re: "Backing Up Is hard To Do"
Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:10:33 -0700
It's good to have a guide to help back up, but never take anything for granted. I was a tour bus driver, and...
Re: looking for some friends in California
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:41:42 -0800
...If I'm here in the fall, I'd love to act as tour guide. Coyote -- ron lussier / lenscraft fine art giclee prints rlussier...
Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:31:12 -0800
...on the front of Poseidon > missiles http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/slbm/d-5.htm . > > david > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws...
Re: syncro-tire pressure
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:19:12 -0400
...same on the > rears and the fronts? > > thanks > jason > > _________________________________________________________________ > Planning a family vacation? Check out the MSN Family Travel guide! > http://dollar.msn.com
Re: vents
Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:59:04 +0200
...Jaap '87 Caravelle Diesel patrick wrote: > Above the sliding door in the curtain rail guide there are two vents. > This is in a 1985...
Re: Microbus Badges
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:51:39 -0500
...Even a parts list or maintenance guide to cross > reference would be helpful. It just seems like there isn't a parts > supplier in...
Re: Leaking Assembly Plug -- 81 Westy
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:21:23 -0500
...I'm at a disadvantage in that all I have is a Chilton's and the Idiot's Guide. I think that I'm...
Re: Kudos to List Vendor!
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:37:13 -0400
...Ken has not only sold me lots of products over the years but has spent his valuable time to instruct me and guide me...
Re: N.Y. Finger Lake Camping ?
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 21:47:47 -0400
...Get a state park guide book when you cross into NY state. Cornell plantation is worth a visit, and the two gorges between the...
Water Purifiers - Possible Solution
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Wed, 1 Jan 2003 17:44:48 -0700
...Pop Up" campers (& smaller RV's ) that is certified to EPA Guide Standard for Microbiological Purifiers against bacteria, cysts, and viruses. No hold time...
Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 04:00:36 EDT
...and all the intakes are hung open and frozen in the guides. This is a used van I am just getting on the road...
Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 18 May 2005 19:45:01 -0700
...So using my tendency to underestimate as a guide, it's probably about a 9. If it was ME doing it, I'd probably...
Re: camping accessories? Coleman Camping Oven
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:07:03 -0700
...One other Coleman item I haven't seen mentioned is their guidebook to US Forest service campgrounds. Absolutely indispensable if you like basic camping...
Re: old style spotlights?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:53:00 +0000
Unity even has an application guide for the Vanagon http://www.unityusa.com/catalog/antique_spotlights_-_5_in_dia__12_volt_304447_products.htm...
Re: Need barrel pin for armrest
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:04:24 -0800
...Then use the bolt to align the other armrest and tap it through so you have a guide for the second new pin. Keep...
Re: Unusual lube places
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:14:26 -0800
...On front doors, forgot to mention about spraying the window tracks or guides with silicone spray. I treat about 15 spots on a front...
Re: 5sp trans woes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 14:55:25 -0700
...Usually means a >> slider >> is hanging up and stressing the fork and its guides..May just be a bad >> guide >> too, as they do...
Got some type 4 main bearings for sale in KS
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:14:21 -0500
...After the few sets I have are gone, not sure when more are going to be available again (if history is a guide, several...
Re: Skylight compatibility
Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 22:06:33 -0700
...a cranking mechanism, an aluminum guide bracket, two hinges, a seal - there is also a bug screen you can get. The skylight dimensions are...
Re: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:05:05 -0700
...safe > and > >inert, a friend at EPA said there are no guidelines for the proper > >disposal of old gasoline. Suggestions? > > > >Regards, > > > >Mike Nichols > >2...
Re: Miniture Instrument bulbs
Historical mailing list - Jack
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:16:02 -0800
...George in Ormond Beach. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Looking to buy a house? Get informed with the Home Buying Guide from > > MSN > > House & Home. http://coldwellbanker.msn.com/ > >
Re: Engine rebuild break-in
Historical mailing list - mike
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:46:40 -0700
...Another possibility is that the intakes > valves or guides are worn-oversized allowing oil to get sucked down the > guide. I'll also bet...
Re: Buying a Eurovan in Quebec
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Wed, 9 Sep 2015 14:54:28 -0700
...Best to find a pro to guide you. > > Stephen > > mobile > >> On Sep 9, 2015, at 1:20 AM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
Auto Trans: Upshifting later, per GTA?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 10 May 2011 10:17:36 -0700
...still tighten the cable," he said. "The manual is just a guideline, if the cable is tighter, the transmission will shift later." Uh, okay...
Rustoleum for Muffler Brackets: Will it take the heat?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:58:37 -0700
...http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Temps.html In Rustoleums online guide, "Surface Restrictions" for brush-on paint says: Galvanized metal, glass and some plastics...