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• ATE Powerdisc Rotors for Vanagon! (80-85)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 May 2000 10:47:17 EDT
  I have been wishing for a while that ATE would make their powerdisc rotor for the Vanagon and today I found out that they...
• FTE Master Cylinder? Who are these guys?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:11:52 -0700
  ...I was hoping to find the brand ATE or even I think the one in my bus now is a FAG. There seem to...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:41:00 -0400
  ...GW sells the ATE for $19.95. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Craig Cowan...
• two questions: brake pads, ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 18:50:06 -0500
  ...So -- Pagid, ATE, PBR, TRW? I don't really want to run metallic, and I'm leaning to the Pagid based on what I...
• Re: Test (F)
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 21:22:54 -0700
  Are we having a test today? I'm not ready for it! I didn't get to study last night and my dog ate...
• Re: Nitrogen Injection (was air scoops)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:55:35 -0500
  i believe you ate talking about n2o... it's nitrous oxide. puts more oxygen into the combustion chamber than you could normally and makes...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:25:21 -0600
  ...Thank goodness there aren't any Grizzlies in CA? Should I restart the "Urban Myth" pics w/ the Grizzly in Alaska that ate the...
• Re: Rear Hatch Material - Struts
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 20 May 2005 16:49:39 -0600
  ...much cheaper (even with freight to Australia) than > any aternatives. Service was amazingly prompt. > > Dave > > >
• Re: The Mouse that ate our Vanagon/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 8 May 1999 10:11:44 -0500
  ...The Mouse that ate our Vanagon/FRIDAY >>I was driving in my Westy yesterday, and I drove over a cat! >> >>Distraught, I went to...
• Re: another way clutch slave rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 23:38:47 EDT
  ...A new ATE slave cylinder is $50 and alot less trouble unless you have the hone that is recommended to rebuild the old cylinder...
• Rear Brake Confusion - Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:16:03 -0500
  ...You also mentioned ATE wheel cylinders but gave no part number - only commenting the dealer's are not a choice here. Maybe I'm...
• Computer ate my trip report
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:12:01 -0800
  It was a pretty good one, too.� We left on Cyber Monday for nine days heading SW from Richmond.� Made it as far as...
• Re: Bleeding brakes. Motive, si!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:11:09 -0500
  ...Where do you buy ATE Super Blue or > Gold bf ? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent...
• Re: Pop Top Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 30 May 2014 18:21:14 -0700
  http://www.atelierspk.com/west_english.html Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Schwartz...
• Re: roof top tent
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 23:23:21 -0700
  http://www.hannibal.co.za/ http://www.offroadbutikk.com/acatalog/Offroadbutikk_Hannibal_Safari_Utstyr_68.html http://www.100megsfree4.com/aslash2000/atentbuiltforthree.htm This...
• Re: Brake warning light on
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 1 May 2017 21:36:20 -0400
  ...I've changed these about 3 times in the past 5 years, and finally went with only the ATE brand. 2 prong through 1986...
• Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:06:59 -0400
  I'm rebuilding the ATE calipers on my 1985. I've never understood why there are two bleeders. It makes sense to bleed from...
• 86 driver's side electric mirror
  Historical mailing list - princess heather honeybunny
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:21:49 -0700
  a muni bus ate my mirror and now i have to find a new one. i am hunting for an 86 driver's side...
• Re: Identifying brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 01:00:57 -0400
  ...The ATE or Girling is interchangeable. On the 85 and earlier vans you may have to make a new brake line adapter to the...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:11:59 -0500
  ...source for rebuilt ATE calipers? Take it apart ,clean it up with a scotchbrite pad ,replace the o rings and put it back together...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:06:11 -0400
  ...It killed me to toss a 3/4 full can of premium ATE fluid for my old Volvo but it wasn't worth the...
• Re: big brakes enginering...?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:36:22 -0800
  ...from german forums. no guarantees. not tested here yet. part numbers: ATE 03.7760-0902.4 Bosch 0986 485 113 picture tutorials http://www...
• Re: How long do I have?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 12 May 2009 00:53:28 -0400
  ...Only other thing I can think of that could be blue is if the brake fluid is ATE "Super Blue". And if it is...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:27:54 -0700
  ...source for rebuilt ATE calipers? > but then generally, conventional brake fluid is hydroscopic I think is > the word.. Not that it really matters, but...
• Re: Germany VW war
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:12:02 -0500
  ...who responded "what they >got >there isn't worth a damn" (those were his exact words) > >he later ate his words, im sure, as...
• window screens
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 07:22:20 -0600
  ...My '85 came with someones atempt to improvise some screens (velcro glued to the frame and around a piece of screen so it sticks...
• Re: Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:59:08 -0700
  ...larry chase www.roadhaus.com - - - ate: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:55:42 -0700 From: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: '89 front calipers query?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:27:33 -0500
  ...The Girling and ATE -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation" ------------------------------------------------------------ + To...
• A/C Grey Filter Spewing
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 23:40:45 -0400
  ...My daughter almost ate a "french fry" alias piece of grey foam after I had the a/c on and we stopped. Would appreciate...
• Re: Rear Brake Saga Pt. 2
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 07:05:51 -0500
  ...I will say this---The pedal always pulsed a little, even ater I had changed everything the first time. Right now, all is well...
• Re: John Wallace and A Black Bear
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:00:41 +1200
  ...a curious and hungry bear >> ripped through his pop top and ate him, and his little dog, too. May he, and > > this thread, rest...
• Re: giriling vs ATE calipers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:10:18 -0800
  The 86+ brake caliper carrier brackets are different depending on which brand of caliper was used. The earlier models had no bracket and either...
• Vanagon Antenna options
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:04:50 -0400
  Hi Volks, The local car wash ate my antenna this past weekend. Am i doomed to dealer prices on a replacement, or is there...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:57:46 -0700
  ...Maybe less risk of a given builder doing a crap job? On one of the new rebuilt ATE I installed on my '81, the...
• Re: Brake Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 00:18:53 -0500
  ...I have heard the ATE'S have them. Is it so? On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 10:18 PM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net...
• Front brake hardware kit Teves vs Girling
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:05:15 -0300
  ...spreader spring & retaining pin) looks to be from a Teves or ATE calliper. My question is does this matter as I plan on replacing...
• Help in northern Ontario...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:31:59 -0400
  ...of course, the bearing eploded and the disk ate the spindle... So those 2 girls are in need of a left spindle, the mechanic...
• Re: OEM verses aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:38:32 -0400
  ...There's about a $50-$60 between > aftermarket (Bietrix and OEM-- ATE). Is there a real > significant difference here, or should I just go...
• Saggy poptop was RE: Out of storage!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 7 May 2013 10:49:17 -0500
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420614&highlight=push+bar And also on a website out of Quebec for Atelier SPK...
• Re: brake parts quality question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:29:27 -0400
  ...Bietrix's boxes looked a whole lot like ATE's boxes from a distance (ATE being an OEM supplier to VW) , and the Bietrix...
• Re: Death of a Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 12:10:24 -0700
  I had a tire come apart, the tread ate up the passenger side wheel well & that was covered under comprehensive. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com...
• Re: Safety opinion tires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:57:08 -0700
  ...generally a 98S tire is under-ated for a vanagon . Or at least on the light end of the scale. oh ..now you say...
• Re: Got Rust?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 12:27:40 -0700
  ...The Zits guys ate usually shown working on the earlier version of the VW bus made before the Vanagons. ;-) BenT Mod On Oct 6...
• Re: Weird Noises
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 20:58:10 -0400
  ...I went inside, ate, > and then when I got back in and started it the noise began. I-N-D-I-G-E-S...
• Re: The Mouse that ate our Vanagon/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 May 1999 20:07:59 EDT
  In a message dated 99-05-07 19:45:13 EDT, satcong@vol.com writes: << JEEZ, do I have to send you Dudes some...
• Syncro brakes go "bonk"
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:02:03 -0800
  ...Now the new brake pads (ATE, Made in Germany) started making a 'bonking' sound once per wheel revolution when not activated. When I step...
• Re: VW van nomenclature
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:57:44 -0800
  ...If I ate the grilled cheese sandwich, would I then resemble the Virgin Mary and be worth millions? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI...
• Re: satellite antenna placement
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 14:01:27 -0500
  ...It says in the > manual to mount the atenna 6" from the rear of the van on the roof. I > am looking for suggestions...
• Re: Bears, Food & Westies
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 15:03:04 -0500
  ...Bears got into their camp & ate all their food. The guys were huddled in their tents all night, listening to the mayhem outside! 8...
• informacion
  Historical mailing list - Matilde Lopez Gallego (by way of Ken Hooper)
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 21:34:43 -0500
  ...Deseari que ustedes me pudieran hacer llegar un manual de dicho modelo o bien la forma de conseguirlo.Muy atentamente se despide esperando respuesta...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:16:07 -0700
  On 6/19/2012 7:29 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > one on the bottom, > where water would tend to collect that might be true...
• Re: P22 Westy layout
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:53:35 -0700
  ...photos. >Download that picture of the back seat and after enhancing the light >spectrum try to guess what kind of dog ate that seat. > >
• Limco (BASF) paint - hardener - reducer mix ratio?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:51:55 -0700
  ...I lost the piece of paper with the mix ratio. (and my dog ate my homework too.... --- ;^) Am using "Limco" products: Assuan Brown "main...
• Re: How to tell L from R brake calipers - 77 Westy ATEs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:04:34 -0700
  ...Mark Courtney Hook wrote: > So I'm eyeballing these two rebuilt ATE calipers that came with different part no's and I can't...
• Re: Brembo vs ATE brake Disks
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 13 May 2011 16:33:36 -0400
  > I see Bus Depot has both options, and both seem to be > applicable to my 86. Is it just a matter of preference, is...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:33:19 -0700
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• Re: Sick of the brake noise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:06:27 -0500
  ...I have not tried this, but, if you need new calipers, I think you could replace the Girlings with ATEs. You might have to...
• Re: How do I determine the brand of my calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 08:54:27 -0600
  ...to pull one wheel off at least. �You will >> either see ATE or a large G in the center of the caliper body. �Just...
• '89 front calipers query?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:34:01 -0500
  Is there any practical difference (mounting, whatever) between Girling and ATE calipers on the '86+ brakes? FLAPS wants to know which type, which I...
• Re: The Mouse that ate our Vanagon/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 7 May 1999 20:18:10 -0400
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 99-05-07 19:45:13 EDT, satcong@vol.com writes: > > << JEEZ, do I have to...