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• Re: '96 Eurovan rumours
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 19:18:25 CST
  ...not stub-nosed, etc. He also said that VW was going to do a camper with Westphalia again using the new model. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael C...
• Re: 65 bus question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 03:23:38 -0400
  ...someone reliable ? warranty? is there bondo? use a magnet on the nose, etc. check for rust in front wheel wells, and the rocker panels...
• Re: OE foglight switch p/n
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 19:49:55 -0800
  ...http://www.slurpee.net/~keen/west/darkness.html The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour, and Search for the Beginning of Wind http://www...
• WTB air conditioning condensor for 84 to 91
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:51:43 -0500
  ...cab 80 Westy 82 diesel Vanagon work van 87 Vanagon 90 Vanagon Carat 91 Vanagon w/ deer print in nose 79 Porsche 911 Targa
• Re: Body Shop in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:51:00 -0800
  ...The bumper and cover are trashed, the sheet metal on > the nose of the van is pushed in a bit, but at least she...
• Re: Baja Syncro Chronicles vol 113, long
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:47:43 EDT
  ...chris In a message dated 3/18/07 11:13:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, mdrillock@COX.NET writes: > We lifted the nose of...
• Re: CV boot or axle?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:59:28 -0400
  ...on the garage floor, the >grease in your hair, the itchy nose that left a streak of grease on your >face, the grease on...
• Re: gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 24 Oct 94 18:23:58 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Re: More Questions...78 Westfalia!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 13:10:40 -0400
  ...and remove it :), or at worst a dent on the front nose when someone backs into the front of your car and the spare...
• Life comes at you.....fast
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:21:56 -0700
  ...Was looking forward to trying out the new screens on Lola, but the weather seems to have taken a nose-dive. You know how...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:28:20 -0500
  Hi Keith, The failure we are discussing has always happened on the highway, with a fully warmed engine. Every time. FWIW, only about half...
• Re: Friday OT...my Poor Man's Syncro...(AWD GM Safari)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 04:44:26 -0700
  My Vanagon content is that driving the Safari one may be prone to 'forget' that there is actually a 'nose' on them, unlike the...
• Re: long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:12:34 -0600
  ...I'm wondering if >>>> it matter which direction I park the van, ie, nose up/nose down? Or is >>>> there nothing in it? Surely...
• Re: Spanish help in Argentina needed
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 09:34:19 -0600
  ...drain them to regulate valves and the light that must have) nose if it is the indicated place to ask this, (or if there...
• Re: fuel pump +Mom problem
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:08:16 -0700
  ...I do have some needle nosed vice grips now - so should it be OK to go ahead and clamp that line, even though it...
• Re: Friday: What's the perfect second car for Vanagon owners?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:56:10 -0400
  ...Except for the nosey transmission that pops out of 3rd gear it just runs . Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Nomenclature rant- friday close out
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:24:44 -0500
  ...those that went to the shop to become Westfalia conversions, round nosed or flat, are Westies period. my 'shoe box/cinder block on wheels...
• Re: People in California!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 1 Sep 94 9:30:42 PDT
  ...Naaaahhhh... -David ============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil...
• Re: nicknames for the generations
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 4 Oct 94 8:36:21 PDT
  ...it's rounded, tall, and has a short nose. hmmmmm. i'm not getting > any ideas here. anybody else? I'll let ya know...
• additional fuel tanks ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Dec 95 23:28:14 CST
  well, i'm nosing around the January 96 issue of 4-wheel drive & sport utility magazine, and i see this ad for additional fuel...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Gruber
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:07:58 -0800
  ...Someone on the list suggested the bushing in the nose of the starter was worn, allowing it to flex, but the steel shaft sticks...
• Good used pop-top canvas for sale(Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:41:39 -0400
  Volks, An old friend gave me a great deal on a NOS Westy canvas I just could not pass up, so I am going...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 19:12:38 -0700
  ...Mike --- Malcolm Stebbins <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA> wrote: > Mike Collum Wrote: > > > Whenever I employ this method with the nose in the > air (parked heading...
• Re: SURVEY!! Who needs an '80-'84 westy right rear plastic curtain rod cover
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 May 2005 13:58:47 -0500
  ...Price will depend on how many are requested. > > To get a nose count, if you want one of these, send me an e-mail...
• Weaning a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:23:22 -0700
  ...The last time it took a nosedive despite my trick. I never really believed it was out of fuel because the fuel gauge indicator...
• Re: WAS: lower rad grill size. NOW: D-OH! and question (PIC included!)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:22:12 +0000
  ...are there different sized lower grills for different years? Is there a difference in the nose of the Vanagon between the "Transporter" model and...
• Re: [DIESEL] High Idle Problem Fixed! (I hope)
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:08:42 -0400
  ...Have >a good 4th of July :) > >Mike Snow >'82 Westy diesel ---- Mark (fairlane@nospam.kode.net) Remove nospam to email me --- ---- Linux run - http...
• Re: Prepping for paint!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:08:06 -0400
  ...Also the clear stuff on the front nose. If doing windows out I’d do no trim seals. If all spiffed up check your...
• Re: Syncro outer front CV boot
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:26:21 -0500
  ...I have a new VW/ Audi nos White plastic boot in a box which came with my van. Any comments on > the quality of...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 28 Feb 2017 15:57:37 -0500
  ...replace the clutch pedal too (if it's a manual >> trans) >> > sound deadening the front nose panel, lube the cables, repair the air >> > hoses...
• Re: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:30:03 -0500
  ...Looks like something that fell out of a cow's > nose, if the cow was the size of a house. > > There is a tube...
• Re: It's 22:26!
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:56:23 -0600
  ...I had a hell of a time figuring out how to get to the one closest to the nose of the bus. I eventually...
• Re: Brick Trek
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Thu, 21 Jul 1994 11:30:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...that the Trek could make a profit? Maybe that many > flat noses doing 60mph could alter the weather, bring rain to drought-stricken > parts...
• Second batteries
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 15:34:51 PDT
  ...Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?) ===============================================================================
• Re: dual carb
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 7:49:23 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• baja roster update
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 17:56:07 -0700
  ...David Garth dgarth@cymbal.aix.calpoly.edu Steve Reilly steve@caliban.ucsd.edu David Schwarze schwarze@io.nosc.mil or des.teleport.com Dave...
• Kelly On Line
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 20:10:30 +0000
  ...ve run right at what I would put at on the nose. Two services one for what to pay from dealer (retail) the other...
• Re: another wheel that fits the vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:56:34 -0700
  ...http://www.slurpee.net/~keen/west/darkness.html The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour, and Search for the Beginning of Wind http://www...
• Re: Bloody great partition in trans case
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 01:42:45 EDT
  ...Besides, its way easier to drive the Van up on some ramps to get the nose in the air for better draining and to...
• Re: place to hide
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 26 May 2000 22:41:34 EDT
  ...thank you javier >> javier, The chemists and food scientists I know have told me that the nose is a fantastically sensitive instrument, capable of...
• Re: Deheler-Profi hightop in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 15:03:13 -0500
  ...It had badges that said "Profi" on the nose > and rear. No obvious engine/drivetrain mods though. It also > had some kind of Buck...
• Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Mon, 27 May 2002 17:10:47 -0700
  ...The Hiace is a normal unitary-body bluff-nosed van, just like the VW. The way a van SHOULD be! Anyone wanting an image...
• Re: Boston Camping - One More Time
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 14:11:59 -0800
  ...3.) He whos nose is slightly ahead wins.(except for rule #2) 4.) Cars in the rotary have the right of way. (except for...
• Re: VW gutless & unreliable? Another perspective...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 16:51:12 -0800
  ...LOL need more NOS hehe Joe On 03 Apr 2003, Steve Overmyer wrote: > At 03:07 PM 2/04/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >Date...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:22:04 -0600
  ...its pink here) leaves pink trails on the white van's nose! > >Jake > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Is there a tool for safely taking apart headlight assemblies?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:32:32 -0600
  ...I've taken them out with small > screwdriver's and needle nose pliers but looks like there is a > specific tool > for these. Anybody...
• Re: Instrument lamp replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 17 May 2007 18:08:13 +0000
  Ditto, I used needle nose plyers because the grip is lousy and then you loose 'feel'. I have broken the tabs off half of...
• Re: Is this bay window auction for real?
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:19:09 -0400
  ...I > would've felt bad having all this happening under my nose and unaware of > it. > > DM&FS > > At 05:44 AM 10/27...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:55:05 -0400
  ...Eventually the bolt backed out, the nose of the tranny hit the pavement and tried to dig its way to China. Ugly. Anywho. Got...
• Re: Throttle Body Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 May 2011 09:34:12 -0700
  ...push that spring on the rod back, like with a needle nose pliers, then remove that small clip on the end. then the rod...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:45:26 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > I have 10mm, 13mm, VW screwdriver and bent needle nose Vise Grips in my > driver's door pocket, along with my tyre...
• Re: anti-tailgater
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:11:10 -0800
  ...I felt also a realy nose eating smell. What was >>> that? I found that some "ingenious" drivers >>> >> >> I'd guess some sulfur compound. Or...
• White "corrosion" in distributor cap
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Apr 1995 13:09:55 -0700 (MST)
  ...up the power curve, and then the power goes into a nose-dive. It's annoying. I checked what I could and have found...
• Re: Diesel starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:36:19 -0500
  ...It sounds like the bushing in the nose of your starter is worn allowing for the shaft to flex.
• Re: Bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 31 May 2001 11:44:10 -0700
  ...Drive up a driveway so the nose is a foot to a foo and a half higher than the tail. Take off the grill...
• New O2 sensor - hesitation when cold
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:17:29 -0500
  ...a couple of seconds, then it almost dies (the front end nosedives), then kicks back in adn seems to run OK from there. After...
• Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:03:03 -0700
  ...Steven 91 Westy On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Daryl Christensen <daryl@aatransaxle.com>wrote: > I am sending him a nose...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Feb 2017 14:55:05 -0600
  ...replace the clutch pedal too (if it's a manual trans) > sound deadening the front nose panel, lube the cables, repair the air > hoses...
• Re: d pillar air intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:34:50 -0800
  ...I have on order some > ducting for heater/air conditioning use in that size. > > http://www.nostalgicairparts.com/air-conditioning/2-5-inch-flexible...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:10:22 -0800
  ...Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > >>I was thinking of the PTO nose cone for the syncro...Quite rare, but >>less so in europe, and...