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• Re: Cast control arm upgrade worth it? Springs?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:03:43 -0700
  ...Cast control arm upgrade worth it? Springs? Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:55:07 -0600 At 09:39 AM 02/08/2008, you...
• June Bug Jamboree/Busses on '66'
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 13:02:59 -0500 (CDT)
  ...They're *this* weekend in Springfield, Missouri, USA. See (some of) you there! :-) Bob Hufford \\ // YardBusses "Back Yard Busses" \\ \\// // '60 Double-Door Panel \\ \/ // '81...
• Throttle return spring.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 16:12:44 -0600
  I have to replace the throttle return spring on my 84' cause the gas pedal is deciding to stick to the floor after a...
• VALVE RETAIER
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:52:37 -0400
  ...replaced also the valve spring is longer when the retainer shifts down the valve so you have lost valve spring pressure the short term...
• Where is Al Knoll?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:08:39 -0800
  Al knoll has made off with a set of rears springs that belong to me. Last I heard he was trying to sell them...
• Boge springs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:04:05 -0500
  Does anybody know off the top of their head how different front and rear Boge springs are? Front, part no. 251 411 105 952A...
• Re: brake shoe installation help (long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 May 2009 17:23:04 -0700
  ...Both springs should have the long shank at the bottom, open end of the hook facing up. This can't work unless the 2...
• Re: What company sells the best NEW heads?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 17:19:47 EDT
  ...The Italian valves pulled through because the tips was too soft. (Some still might have the problem) I ordered a set of cromoly spring...
• Re: Things to see around Palm Springs
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:56:34 -0600
  I thought the City Council banned any Goodwill Stores in Palm Springs....or mabe it went out of business due to lack of sales...
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 7 May 2016 05:39:34 -0400
  ...I “think” those spring clamps are the best clamp you can put on the hoses. Period ! Constant pressure and they do not CHEW up...
• Re: G.W. 1.5" lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:23:28 -0500
  ...1.5" lift springs > > Hi Volks! By any chance has any of the list installed the 1.5" springs from > GW? Just finished mine...
• Mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:14:46 -0800
  ...There is a nut and washer on top of a spring. Pull the nut, washer and spring. Now remove the half round disk, this...
• Re: Poptop assist spring/cable
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 05:49:34 EDT
  ...Has anyone every checked or adjusted or replaced the spring and cable assist mechanism in the Westy poptop supports? Any hints or warnings? Quite...
• Re: Diesel Vanny Valve Train Question
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:22:40 -0700
  ...My guesses are a stuck valve (maybe) >or more likely a broken valve spring. Pitting of a valve spring from coorosion from sitting for...
• Re: Right-side head removal,2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 07:16:13 -0800
  ...If you can do that work yourself, I call around and see who will re-install your valve spring at a shop for under...
• Re: SoCal
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 19:45:15 -0500
  ...SoCal In Palm Springs and Newport Beach for spring break with the family. You guys have been pulling my leg. I've only seen...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:45:00 -0700
  ...the plastic one in the firewall, and replacement curtain > hold down springs I've never seen anywhere else. A few other goodies too. > > > > Stuart...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:59:21 -0800
  How much were the springs? Robert, give it a try and let us know! > "Buettner, Peter" wrote: > > Why don't you ask them if...
• Spring Training
  Historical mailing list - Tom LaLanne
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 22:35:30 -0800
  I've been going with my family to see the Giants in spring training for years. The great weather, carnival atmosphere in Scottsdale, and...
• Re: spring/wire in pop top lift handle
  Historical mailing list - Suzy Wojcik
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:10:48 -0800
  ...Interior parts can be epoxy. =20 > > If you think the springs in the lifting mechanism in the pop top can = > withstand the oven heat...
• Re: Coolant with Zero Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:50:18 EDT
  ...I'd like to limp through until spring. Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated. >> Larry, Working from a memory aged like a fine...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:47:22 -0500
  ...Seems > like I > pushed on the rod to compress the spring. Then grabbed the end of > the rod > that was now protruding from the...
• Re: Lowering '85 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Robet Lilley
  Sat, 8 May 2004 13:23:07 -0700
  Get the Boge performance springs and add heavier front and rear sway bars. Stick with hydraulic shocks. Gas shocks with the performance springs will...
• Re: Storing Van outside over winter???
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:06:21 -0700
  Change the oil and filter, check the antifreeze, pump up the tires to prevent flat spotting (check pressure in the spring), charge and disconnect...
• Re: hose clamp pliers; was: Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:34:11 -0500
  ...I have the dedicated spring clamp pliers (cable actuated) by Craftsman and they allow me to work with clamps, that are in hard to...
• H&R springs and Seattle area alignment shop recomendations?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:47:07 -0800
  I'm planning to remove the H&R lowering springs from my 85 Transporter single cab and replace them with the new Boge's...
• Re: 1984 Westy Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:09:05 -0400
  DO NOT put rear Syncro springs on your 2WD camper. DO NOT! I did this once for about 2 hours. Yeah, you could corner...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 1 Jun 2018 16:26:11 -0500
  Regarding "springing out" upon opening, you've got a wound spring in the back that jacks a steel arm out when the back is...
• Re: dimensions of bottom bed
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:45:12 -0230
  Thanks, guys! I'm gonna pass on the box spring. Have a kayak on the roof right now and a bad back, I don...
• Re: Measuring oxygen sensor output...bad air flow meter?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 23:42:11 -0500
  ...For a while I could adjust the air > flow meter spring tension so that the voltage was around .55 to .65v, then > it went...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jul 2017 23:08:21 -0600
  ...Who has a new oil pressure regulator spring to ship me in Oakville, Ontario? I need it early next week. > > Story: > > On the road...
• Re: brake shoe installation help (long)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 21 May 2009 17:38:23 -0700
  ...Pretty sure I got those springs right. 4000+ KM's pedal height still good/same. But, well, you know. Off come the wheels! FWIW...
• Re: The red or the blue
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:42:50 -0400
  Brian; Here's the diatribe that I wrote to the list a last year about my experience with H&R springs and Bilstien shocks...
• FW: spring clip tool
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:00:40 -0400
  ...spring clip tool Does any one have for sale or know a vendor who has for sale the tool you used to put the...
• Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:28:20 -0700
  A spring/damper system is exactly that... a system. You take into account mass, position, velocity, damping coefficients, etc. into the equation. A heavier...
• Syncro Springs On My 2WD 84' Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:18:05 -0500
  I've been running Syncro springs on the rear of my 84' Westy for about a year now. While checking the transaxle fluid the...
• Re: 2.1 coolent hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 12:17:21 -0400
  ...Do you know if the part numbers for the new clamps are posted somewhere or will any spring clamps do? John '89 Westy Date...
• Re: Extra tailight in spare socket?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:44:25 -0700
  I did this and I think I used some brass sheet stock to make a simple folded brass 'spring' a little like the ones...
• Re: Death Valley Meetup now Jan 8-10 Texas Springs Campground at Furnace Creek
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:22:19 -0800
  ...On Dec 15, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Bernie wrote: > They have wireless internet and cell phone service at Furnace Creek. > Texas Springs is...
• Re: Midwest Gathering
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 14:57:21 -0500
  Maybe a meeting at BBTA this fall would be a good warmup for a spring trip next year. I missed the BBTA this spring...
• FS: Westy Cover and rear springs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 21:21:40 EDT
  ...I've got a pair or rear springs too. They may need to be re-tempered - not sure. $30 plus shipping. e-mail if...
• NEW JERSEY VW SHOW THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:37:06 EDT
  THIS SUNDAY APRIL 11 STARTS 8AM INAUGURAL SPRING CLASSIC VW SHOW & GO OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP RACEWAY PARK ENGLISHTOWN, NJ -VW SHOW, (ENTER YOUR OWN...
• Re: Syncro Springs List Purchase Homework Assignment
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 09:12:08 -0400
  ...it would be nice to have stiffer springs tho so i can take corners faster when i can get my hands on some performance...
• Re: Broken front drive shaft/picture.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 02:06:22 -0500
  ...Of course it was helped by the rusted off broken spring perch on the shock absorber. Amazing how the spring has almost no wear...
• Re: Broken front drive shaft/picture.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 02:06:22 -0500
  ...Of course it was helped by the rusted off broken spring perch on the shock absorber. Amazing how the spring has almost no wear...
• Re: Increasing stability beyond the tires for windy days and winding mountain roads.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 11:19:49 -0300
  ...I am currently running 205 55's on 16" rims, all suspension parts > have been replaced with new "front and rear" except the springs...
• NW trip cont'd - Hot Springs where ??
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 22:03:58 -0500
  Heard mention, on the site, about many hot springs along the way in WA, OR, ID, ??. Can anyone clarify where they are for this...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 11:15:10 -0600
  ...Lowering the spring perch forces use of a stiffer > portion of the spring travel...with the result being that the suspension is > "stiffer" than...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:17:02 +0100
  ...GKN Spidan-spring GKN 0.048809 DM 137,- GKN Spidan-spring Heavy Duty GKN 0.048810 DM 137,- Shockabsorber rear axle: Bilstein Blau (Replacement...
• Valve Cover Slips...
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 19:55:26 -0300
  ...It leaked again, and then I noticed that the left side of the spring that holds the valve cover on was not really sitting...
• Re: Description of coveted cupholder sought/Floor mat question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 07:18:10 -0500
  ...It should have a flat > piece of spring steel to create tension. This tension holds the ring in a > horizontal position when there is...
• Re: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:25:20 -0600
  ...John Baker <abusguy2@SPRINGMAIL.COM> > > Reply-To: abusguy2@SPRINGMAIL.COM > > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:55:30 -0500 > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Wheel cylinders with springs?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:13:37 -0700
  ...mentioning which brands of rear wheel cylinders come with the oem springs to prevent them from receding and causing a soft pedal. I can...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:55:58 -0500
  ...Purple springs from H&R > > >> Mark, >> >> That was me. Thanks for measuring. >> >> Here's Frank's Vanagon Ride Height Survey which will give you...
• Re: I'm getting taller Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 19:13:08 -0800
  No worries! It is a toss up of grouse hunting or removing my springs this Wednesday... Lots on the plate here too! At 01...
• Custom Coil Springs for 2WD & Syncro Ready
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:31:33 -0700
  The delayed shipment of 2WD and syncro springs are due to arrive at the syncro.org shipping dock on Wed. My apologies to those...
• Re: spring type tube benders
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:35:44 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 6:09 PM Subject: Re: spring type tube benders > I found I was more accurately able to anticipate...
• Re: Compression, Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:51:27 -0700
  ...Compression, Valve Adjusting >> What I see is that >> the new AMC springs have less pressure 64 pds installed height and the > used >> OEM springs...
• Re: AFM values
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 11:36:10 -0400
  ...Hadn't thought of the spring tension. However, the relative values across the wiper spectrum would still yield some useful info, I think. Additionally...
• Re: Current coolant hose repairs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Nov 2022 13:11:55 +0000
  Hi Eric.  Logic would seem to point to the larger clamp.  Spring clamps, like all springs, will lose gripping ability over time.  That's...