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• Re: gas cap confusion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:43:43 -0700
  ...I just went to a NAPA and picked up > a new locking one. They may need to order it for you because > most of...
• Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:01:18 +0000
  I have the South African 5spd with a taller 5th and a syncro locking diff on my 2wd. It is a nice set-up...
• Re: Increasing security in Vanagon, Cabinet locks
  Historical mailing list - Pedro
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:27:50 -0700
  ...The other thing I'm planning to do is get one of these cases - http://pelican-case.com/cases.html and locking it with...
• Re: Door locks only work when doors are closed?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 9 May 2012 22:56:41 -0400
  ...A key will only lock the door if it's > closed, and the locking "button" can only be depressed with the door closed. > This...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 2 May 2010 10:18:07 -0700
  ...So the plan is to put anti-seize on the new plug threads, screw the new timesert on the plug, put the locking material...
• Re: Fuel Pump Swap/Oil Plug timesert prob./f-wheel resurface?
  Historical mailing list - David Crook
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 07:12:20 -0400
  ...As to the sealing / locking issue for the new inserts, you can use 3M 5200 marine caulking. You will need to clean any residue...
• Re: Yakima Roof Rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 10:16:50 -0600
  ...most of these locks have a "master Key" that let's you put the core into place in whatever it is locking, and remove...
• Help with hookups on side of Westfalia.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 20:05:45 -0500
  ...for the flap and some have a real key for a locking cap for the filler as opposed to the flap? Thanks! --tabe johnson...
• Re: Wheel Theft Prevention
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 10:05:10 -0700
  ...BenT > > Nothing will be foolproof. > > 4 Kryptonite locks? Pain in the butt, and any "good" thief will pick > them in seconds. > > Locking nuts? Ditto...
• Re: Expensive Syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:07:05 -0600
  ...see if the VC is still good, barely OK, wheel are locking. Lower left ball joint is shot, upper tie rod also, that is...
• Re: 90 Vanagon Syncro - Emission Test Gas Cap Failure - Solution
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:39:12 -0700
  ...open book portion - pressure > testing of the 2 year old OEM locking gas cap. > > The same thing has happened each of the past 3...
• Re: Locked Electric Driver's Lock
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:12:11 -0500
  ...did the door locks "go crazy" locking-unlocking on their own or was the issue simply a lack of electrical power? Hopefully it's...
• Re: Towing?
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Thu, 11 May 2000 16:10:32 +0200
  ...at both ends) so I could tow one vehicle backward > by locking the steering of the towed vehicle. I don't think it would...
• Re: Groovey Pulley (long)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 18:38:31 -0800
  ...I had a buddy fashion the alignment/locking tool (seen on pg 13.35) to hold the pulley when installing the bolt. Although I...
• Re: propane filling question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 May 2005 06:33:41 EDT
  ...and the tanks were also inside a metal box with a locking door for access. More trick stuff we were not permitted to have...
• Re: Stops on its own (sometimes violently)
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:00:55 -0800
  ...The pinion bearing is so bad that the pinion is moving and hitting the differential carrier and locking it up till the thrust is...
• Re: Decoupler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:37:23 -0400
  ...Makes a lot of difference around >town >as my VC was locking up more and more easily. > >Then coming back down I5 blew the...
• Early Bus Engine Lid Idea
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 24 Jan 1995 10:59:48 -0800 (PST)
  A while back I had an idea for using a locking T handle so's you could lock the engine lid on an early...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Mon, 20 May 2002 06:23:53 -0400
  ...make sure your > little locking device is working, maybe you handle mechanisms beneatht the > panel are busted. > jeff Nope, he's talking about the...
• Re: Table leg hole?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:16:01 -0400
  ...me to raise the table high. >> >> But, is that hole for locking the table in place so it doesn’t swing out? >> >> If so...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:51:47 -0700
  I ALWAYS open the cap for the attendant kindly explaining that the cap is cranky, the ignition key stays with the cap which stays...
• FW: reverse coast lock-up!!
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 07:30:51 -0800
  ...At first I thought it may > be > the rear brakes locking up, but I doubt it very much. I find the gear > shifter a...
• Re: Towing?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 11 May 2000 08:02:41 -0500
  ...at both ends) so I could tow one vehicle backward >by locking the steering of the towed vehicle. >My thinking is that this would...
• Re: Roadhaus Password
  Historical mailing list - Slowtwitcher
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:15:41 -0600
  ...Water pumps on the other side of working, locking up days prior... No one has one locally in town, but a small hoof with...
• Vanagon ignition
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:12:49 +0000
  ...You can then use a flat blade screwdriver to turn the locking mechanism in the housing. I'd really suggest removing a door handle...
• 1.9L Turbo Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 15:30:10 -0700
  ...S., El Cajon, Ca.) and having the Lock-Rite locking differential removed. then reinstalling it, I got to drive it for the first time...
• Re: Seppuku & 90'Westy power window motor. from Shogun.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:44:02 +1200
  ...also have remote window closers, remote starter/alarm and remote central locking systems, which I have also bought and am waiting to fit... Regards...
• Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Mon, 20 May 2002 11:13:12 -0400
  ...hold it also to close the door. >> make sure your little locking device is working, maybe you handle >> mechanisms beneatht the panel are busted...
• Re: 16" Syncro Double Cab double pass. seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:01:46 EST
  ...only exception being mine is powered by factory turbodiesel. 1990 model. Locking diffs front and rear. 6-passenger with bench seats in front. The...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:06:01 -0700
  ...Even the cheap ones have a locking device to keep the clamp open, and the jaws rotate so you can get into tight spaces...
• Re: 1986 Syncro vs. later models
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:13:23 -0800
  ...central locking for the doors. Power windows could be one also, but I don't regard those as desirable....... but central locking...........nice to...
• Re: diff lock woes
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:34:29 -0700
  ...The mechanic unseized the locking pin and > put it all > back together telling me that it took minimal pressure to engage the > lock. > This...
• erratic and weird idle discovery...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:06:37 -0700
  ...so in conclusion the erratic idle behavior on both van was due the defective power steering switch, locking up in full... dan
• What to look for when buying????
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 15:34:50 EDT
  ...What should I look for on a Watercooled Syncro Vanagon GL? It's got 108,000 miles on it and the locking rear differential...
• f.s. syncro GL @ Carlisle 5/19
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Mon, 14 May 2001 09:20:56 EDT
  ...Cruise control, power locks, mirrors (heated!) & windows (rear heated!) are a joy! Granny gear, locking rear differential work. The CB is fun while caravaning...
• Re: friday?
  Historical mailing list - MIKE MOERY
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 20:44:31 -0900
  ...Otherwise, don't! Needless to say, if it says to use locking compound, definitely do that! As I mentioned, I learned this the hard...
• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 10:17:47 -0800
  ...I envision something that would operate much like the remote locking system on a car. Except the solinoid would actuate a fuel valve, shutting...
• Re: Disabling steering wheel lock
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 03:04:34 -0600
  ...Once the cylinder is removed, it will be obvious how to disable the locking mechanism by removing the spring that holds it in place...
• Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - vanagon teepee
  Sun, 15 May 2005 18:03:38 -0700
  ...for example) is it still better to keep the differential unlocked? What ARE situations where locking the differential makes a big difference.? Thank you.
• Re: optima vs 27DC-6?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:27:25 -0700
  ...It indeed fits in the battery box well, although the one I have doesn't have that lip at the base the locking bar...
• Re: No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 14:32:58 -0700
  ...My exterior sliding door handle broke off beyond the key hole. > So, locking mechanism is functional, but i cannot open it from the outside...
• Re: Slider door (early version) outer handle getting loose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:38:32 -0700
  ...If not present, the handle tends to crack and fail where it passes into the locking-opening mechanism housing. If I recall, Alistair posted...
• Help me! I've just purchased a pit to throw money into!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 94 17:00:16 PST
  ...Does anyone think I would have much luck getting the following things from a junkyard? Driver's side window regulator Sliding door locking mechanism...
• Re: Is there a "best way" to loosen up passenger seat 's "rotation"?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 20:27:35 -0600
  Marshall You can remove the seat and see the swivel mechanism, remove the 4 self locking nuts and clean out the two plates, you...
• Re: Can't get table to come out
  Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:24:13 -0800
  ...Someone told me once I get it > out I need to adjust the locking mechanism. But I can't get it open to > adjust...
• Re: FYI Junked Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 17:56:29 -0700
  ...FYI Junked Syncro FYI Just went to my local vw small car salvage and they just got a 86 syncro passenger van with locking...
• Fw: [Syncro] 86 Syncro Vanagon F.S. Weekender Interior
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:13:45 -0600
  ...w/Michelins (GoWesty <5000 mi) tinted windows, factory > radio w/cass, locking rear dif (bad vacuum I think) all synthetic > through-out, new water...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:42:23 -0500
  ...It's not just a round hole but > has those castellated (shaped) cut outs for locking in the 2wd filler pipe. > > I'm looking...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 21:16:12 -0500
  ...what Joy couldn't do was that last little bit of locking > the cross bar in place. She actually was able to raise the...
• Re: silly little question about the basics...removing plate over the horn on ...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:46:12 -0700
  ...some nitwit who had repeatedly blipped their SUV's horn by locking and unlocking its doors while fetching things (Mr Squirrel's Campground Peeve...
• FS Canadian/German Syncro-16 Dehler/Reimo/Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 20:04:58 -0700
  ...The van has front and rear locking differentials, and a de-coupler. On the dash are Coolant temp, Oil pressure, Volts and Oil temp...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:57:01 -0700
  On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > As for the Oregon 'gas monkey' problem, that's...
• '89 Syncro Westfalia, what price?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:19:18 -0800
  ...Central locking, power windows. New brakes. Yadi, yadi, yada. Well, I just hope, it will go to someone who is goint take care of...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:14:54 +1200
  ...Almost all cars made have keyless locking. The Vanagon is a real pain in this regard. As to lights wired through the ignition, well...
• Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Mon, 6 May 2002 08:25:06 -0400
  ...rotor for #1 cylinder line up per Bentley manual loosed dist locking clamp & moved distributor left / right.. it turns over well but won't...
• Re: Alternator belt burning up?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:36:45 -0700
  ...Alternator belt burning up? > > Bearing locking up under load? > > Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy > > On May 5, 2012 10:28 AM, "Tom Hargrave...
• Re: Middle seat for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 05:31:33 EST
  ...It is a single seat identical to the front seats and comes with a turntable on top of a locking metal box. This is...
• Re: Packing a '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 16:59:10 -0700
  ...the table up 18" to two feet then tighten the knob, locking the table in this raised position. This gives access to the two...
• Re: Gas tank and gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 May 2010 18:35:56 -0700
  ...to check out . . . > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverlunace/4579549684/ > > The locking gas cap simply won't stay on. It doesn't fit tight...
• Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
  Historical mailing list - Daryl of AA Transaxle
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:24:14 -0800
  ...I have locking LSD's both front and rear in my own Syncro..Went to Mogfest and did the same Jeep trails as 19...