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  • Re: <FMBC> Vanagon buyer's checklist......
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:02:05 -0500
    ...referring to: > http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/buying/bus-buyers-guide/index.html > or even this > one?:http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles...
  • Re: Making Love
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Thu, 5 Dec 2002 21:21:30 -0800
    ...side project, someone can take suggestions and compile a very nice guide ... <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;It could be called: <DIV></DIV...
  • Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 13 May 2013 09:43:49 -0700
    ...Nobody has, to my knowledge, ever done an Idiot's Guide to the ABA install. The 1.8 install, those don't really need...
  • Euro-Body: 82 Volkswagen Vanagon, sliding door, door lock
    Historical mailing list - "Byron Hildebrandt (by way of Derek Drew )"
    Sat, 1 Apr 2000 20:02:42 -0500
    ...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: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 3 Jul 2012 06:52:03 -0700
    ...Brass guides are pretty standard as valve guides in |engine heads, where the temperatures often exceed event that. |Brass fittings are used in airplanes...
  • Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:51:19 -0400
    ...My beetle running a >Cam with 40k on the engine is getting ready for a valve job now due to >guides being worn and...
  • Re: Cruise control con't
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Thu, 6 Jun 2013 07:21:46 -0400
    ...up of the CC, and get ready to > follow the troubleshooting guide. First, pull the instrument cluster out > and look for the control box...
  • heads for 2.0 l type IV
    Historical mailing list - William H. Hollings
    Sat, 29 Apr 1995 13:33:20 -0700 (PDT)
    ...with all new seats and all new valves and all new guides. Sounds OK. New (Brazilian??) heads are evidently available for $325 EACH. Ouch...
  • Re: Changing Rods
    Historical mailing list - GMBulley
    Tue, 7 Apr 1998 17:56:39 EDT
    ...after slamming into an intake valve which had seized on its guide. ...<snip>... I really have no idea of what I may be getting...
  • Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report - Great Feedback / Thks
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Tue, 4 Oct 2005 12:04:06 -0500
    Volks, Great feedback. Notice, I did not apologize for starting another tire thread. IMHO Correct Tire Selection is one of our major safety issues...
  • Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:06:55 -0800
    ...Oh and you'll also get the detailed install guide and install DVD, which we should have soon, although the post-it note on...
  • Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:29:06 -0700
    ...Comments: *...* www.roadhaus.com/*tires*/guideline.html - Cached<http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:MbwlXfag4Y8J:www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html+vanagon+tires...
  • Re: Need a New Exhaust System, S&S Any Good?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:24:27 EDT
    ...You will see on my website an Installation guide for my stainless steel system. This guide can be useful to anyone installing any system...
  • Re: How to mount rear-swingarm rubbers - a photoguide
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 6 May 2009 15:22:10 -0700
    ...my job, a collegue from T3nettet.dk - but > still - a good guide. > > Happy driving > > Jens Jakob > > P.s Anyone coming to our T3 meeting...
  • '71 bus camshaft question
    Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
    Thu, 13 Jul 1995 16:40:44 -0400 (EDT)
    ...Didn't read not to in the Idiot's guide. The mechanic that I took things to for general inspection and boring caught this...
  • Re: Info for new engine?
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 14 Sep 1995 12:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...oil preasure, over >heats, blows white smoke when started (leaking valve guides, I think) and >low compression (100psi). I'm going to yank this...
  • Re: rebuilt engine suppliers
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Fri, 12 Aug 94 10:23:40 PDT
    ...You should be able to have the valves, seats, and guides replaced for a few hundred dollars, plus a few hundred more for labor...
  • Sway bars
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 10 Jul 2002 13:38:11 -0700
    ...You may have worn guides, in which case the extra lateral force on the valve stem with the 1.25s would cause even more...
  • PS V-belt
    Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
    Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:23:36 -0700
    ...I'm not a skilled mechanic, and the Bentley guide doesn't seem to mention the cable iteself, I assume this is common knowledge...
  • Re: Pahrump NV - place to camp
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:30:17 -0800
    Don Wright's Guide to FREE Campgrounds (not free but only 16.95USD) ISBN 0-937877-27-1. Coleman (tm) National Forest Campground and...
  • Re: idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please read
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 2 Mar 2005 01:50:53 EST
    In a message dated 3/1/05 5:02:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, rayjen@pnc.com.au writes: > Showed your email to my...
  • Re: Patron Saints for Vanagons?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:05:32 -0700
    And let's not leave out my personal guide, Saint Sarah, the patron saint of the Gypsies. Jake On 7/11/06, bueses <bueses...
  • Re: Can they legally do that?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:30:03 -0700
    ...Still, even with that policy in place, the police almost always have internal guidelines they have to follow before doing a search. It is...
  • Re: Sticky brakes
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:49:30 -0400
    ...For the later "floating" single piston calipers stick can either be the hydraulic, (piston part), or the guide pins. For squeaking with the brakes...
  • Re: [turbovans] 16" VW Vanagon Wheels (Ronal) $300.00 set
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:03:33 -0700
    ...1New Members Visit Your Group Yahoo! Finance It's Now Personal Guides, news, advice & more. Yahoo! Groups Auto Enthusiast Zone Auto Enthusiast Zone Car...
  • Re: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sun, 21 Mar 1999 17:21:40 +0100
    ...Hi guys Check this site out for a great, fully illustrated guide on >> how to change CV joints. The car in question is a...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Oct 2005 - Special issue (#2005-906)
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:34:30 -0700
    ...Got it. > > So which guidelines should we use? > > If it's sort of round it's ok? > I think what he's saying is...
  • Re: body work vs. mechanical work
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:59:44 -0700
    ...The header, mount, wiring guide, throttle kit, PS hose, Shiels thermo housing, adapter/flywheel, was $1137.94 When you include a new radiator (my...
  • Re: West River Westies Micro Bus record
    Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
    Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:24:10 -0400
    ...My guide dog >> and retired guide must have loved it too as ever since we got home they >> keep asking to go back into...
  • Re: Tire Side wall info request
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:42:23 -0500
    ...tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM> wrote: > > A couple older links but still great info: > > http://roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html > > http://www.roadhaus.com/tires.html
  • Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:12:12 -0700
    This is usually caused by putting the rear guide bushing plate on the wrong side of the 2 bolt ears that are on the...
  • Re: Reinforced tires - what about other vans?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:23:01 -0400
    ...pointing out that Hankook does. > > http://www.hankooktireusa.com/support/tire_guide_display_final.asp Yes, the site has multiple errors. It starts off...
  • INTERIOR CABINET DIMENSIONS (BLUEPRINT)
    Historical mailing list - Spevacek, James P.
    Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:37:13 -0600
    ...If there is a list member with these dimensions or could guide me to the resource for these dimensions I would appreciate direction. At...
  • Re; unsmoggable 81 Westy...solved!
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
    Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:31:06 -0700
    ...Unplugging the lead to the injector for #4 brought emissions right in line...argh! Guides, most likely. I suppose I shouldn't complain. Nothing...
  • Re: Power window regulator
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:27:14 +1200
    ...Any chance anyone has one of these regulators (used)? Or is it >always the cable or guides that break, never the motor? > >BTW, I...
  • Re: Cooking the Roll----
    Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
    Tue, 5 Mar 2002 00:10:45 -0600
    ...large can of La Choy >Chop Suey in the warm-air guide of my former T2 1976... > >BTW--- take the wrapper off first, and...
  • Help W/ Grounds - Bucking and High Idle
    Historical mailing list - van man
    Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:19:55 -0700
    ...an electircal moron here, so elementary please! Thanks, Jeff __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
  • Brushed-metal finish on aluminum stock (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:36:07 -0800
    ...I've considered building a small jig or guide to be attached to my drill press, to allow me to slide the 48"-long...
  • Friday GPS for iPhone
    Historical mailing list - James Felder
    Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:45:47 -0500
    ...I use the iPhone gps professionally (maps and guidebooks and the like) and I have replaced my garmin (good riddance to them and their...
  • O2 sensor trouble
    Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
    Fri, 4 Jul 2008 18:45:40 -0400
    ...Cheers, Gerry www.vanalong.com ________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a good movie? Check out our 2008 Summer Movie Guide. http://entertainment.aol.ca/summer-movies/?icid...
  • Re: Smoke after head replacement
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 8 Jan 2012 21:07:47 -0500
    ...the valve guides using gas (I used parts cleaner instead of gas with no signs of leaking along the valve guides) and reinstalled. Did...
  • Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 9 May 2020 15:51:18 -0600
    ...With that as My guide + a Diagram from the Orig CCS-100 Install Man' I decided it was time to do something I have...
  • NVC - May prove useful as a camping guide
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:07:03 -0700
    dear vanagoniterites there is a recently circulated usa forestry map which is designed to show certain information ... i share with you all simply as...
  • Instrument lights (late model vanagons)
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 25 May 1996 14:47:50 -0500
    ...Use the old lamp as a guide to determine the length of the new wires,then cut the wires on the metal tabs to...
  • Re: Yoko Y370s
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 20 Nov 1996 20:29:56 +0000
    ...is all I have, based on a 1995 Light Truck Tire Guide, printed by Yokohama Canada: Y370: LT195/75R14 Load Range D Ply Rating...
  • Re: Sacramento, CA repair shops
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:20:03 +0000
    ...make that trek. > >BenT _________________________________________________________________ Looking to buy a house? Get informed with the Home Buying Guide from MSN House & Home. http://coldwellbanker.msn.com/
  • Re: VW Bug questions
    Historical mailing list - Mary Barbara
    Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:56:29 +0000
    ...100MB free storage! >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _________________________________________________________________ Planning a family vacation? Check out the MSN Family Travel guide! http://dollar.msn.com
  • List Tips WAS: Daryl Christensen/AA Transaxle's goodbye message
    Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
    Fri, 1 Jun 2012 09:55:45 -0500
    ...Tom On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Will Taygan <lists@alaskabiodiesel.org>wrote: > There are (at least) two very good guides...
  • Re: slightly bizarre Vanagon...front AC in a westy
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 6 Mar 2006 21:59:50 -0600
    ...successfully. > > Alistar has collected a large number of improvements and repair guides > from various Vanagon owners and this is a great site to explore...
  • Re: Tips for removing rear trailing-arm bolts?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:13:21 -0400
    ...This will help guide it straight without taking material off the mounts. Using a torch will entail burning out the rubber. Lots of smoke...
  • Towing a trailer, moving north!
    Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
    Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:12:42 -0700
    ...like this http://www.uhaul.com/guide/index.aspx?equipment=trailer-5x8 I'm not in any hurry so going slow is not a...
  • Re: no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:26:38 -0400
    ...open. > >Does this mean the distributor is 'shorted', as the troubleshooting >guide in my Clymer manual suggests? > > >I checked the 'double relay' per the...
  • Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:16:36 -0400
    ...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: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:21:07 -0400
    ...or Blue-white Smoke - Usually an oil problem - rings, bad valve >> guides, scored cylinder wall. A compression check is in order on this >> one...
  • Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences in years?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:15:01 -0700
    ...EXCEPT the center rail, the one which guides the back edge of the door. Does an 88 door have the same rear (center) rail...
  • Re: Auto Tranny Repair/Rebuild - also Eurovans
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Sun, 9 Nov 2008 22:43:53 -0600
    > I think taking LOTS of photos at disassembly is useful, so too are > some pages from Chilton's Guide to Automatic Transmission Repair > 1980...
  • Re: Vanagon List Moderator
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:09:03 -0500
    ...The subaruvanagon list is a great example......Warren Chapman there..... > he guides with a not too firm hand.....never gets all tweaked out.... > has...
  • Re: WBX Mods Graph
    Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
    Sun, 3 Jun 2001 12:31:52 -0700
    ...Boston Bob states that the 2.1L tends to eat guides, by simply utilizing swivel adjusting screws on stock 1.1 ratio rockers (You...
  • Re: oil pressure diagnosis.
    Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
    Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:20:20 -0700
    Thanks Dennis....they did guides & seals too, so I'm hoping the oil consumption issue is resolved. Their analysis was that oil use was...
  • Re: NVC but Funny
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:25:57 -0800
    ...Acting as a organic vessel of light love, I am innately driven to > inspiring and motivating exuberant creation, and conscious elevation. > Guided > by loving...