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• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:40:16 -0800
  I use Rock Auto a lot, they are the Amazon for car parts, and so is their shipping, since pretty much everything is shipped...
• Re: rebuilt head and rocker arm clearance
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:33:55 EDT
  You need to add some shims under the rocker stands. You mught need to go to a longer rocker arm stud. Many VW performance...
• P.R. Retaining wire T4
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:07:16 -0800
  I see evidence of the wire being positioned in between the rocker arm assembly and the pedastal mounting base on the head on some...
• Re: Primer
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 11:52:56 -0400
  ...whoever that is." ed- my favorite episode from Rocky & B. Rocket J Squirrel wrote: "...make a job like this look easy. Compared with how...
• Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:06:00 -0700
  ...Newlyweds are so cute, aren't they? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer...
• Re: Aftermarket rocker arms?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 20:31:27 -0400
  >>Any thoughts (or lacking that, any experience) installing and using >>non-stock ratio rocker arms? >>What is the stock ratio anyway - ? 1:1.1...
• Brake master cylinder Vs Clutch master cylinder Vs Slave clutch cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 08:39:08 -0500
  ...I just got close out announcement on parts from rock auto and I see a clutch master cylinder (What is that??) Some of you...
• Re: Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:19:54 -0700
  On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 1:25 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com > wrote: > Wandering about fasteners section of Ace Hardware...
• Rocky Mountain MotorWorks part numbers/phone numbers still valid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:11:07 EST
  i called Rocky Mountain MotorWorks today (now known as Mid America Motorworks/The Real Source) and you can still use the 1-800 numbers...
• Re: Red Rock - Popular Place for Pathetic Pop (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 15:42:07 -0800
  ...I think the Red Rock you saw on PBS is a different one - in Colorado. We're going to one in in California. Maybe...
• Re: CONFIRM VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:45:35 -0800
  ...On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Brent Christensen wrote: > CONFORM VANAGON > > Brent Christensen > Restaurant Systems Group, Ez2get.com > (Formerly Rock Systems, Inc.) > www.rock-systems...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Project Update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 14:52:30 -0400
  ...it looks like it >would be wise to replace the two floor halves, front crossmembers, and >rocker panels. >Is this major work for a...
• Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 3 May 2013 14:06:00 -0400
  ...On May 3, 2013, at 2:04 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I didn't know that higher octane rating...
• Re: WBX Mods Graph
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 10:07:00 -0800
  ...The ratio rockers in on these dyno reports are 1.4. The Pawter rockers are 1.3, and I believe the original rockers that...
• Jump Seat Adapter
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 12:12:46 -0400
  Third time is charm: > I'm about to pull the trigger on a Rocky Mountain Westy jump seat adapter. Any experiences and/or advice...
• Re: new switch
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 31 May 2012 16:54:11 -0400
  I tried rocking it, no help there On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 4:19 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Try rocking...
• Re: Buying the ECU Chip- What version ECU to put it in!! -Works w-no rockers!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 09:59:02 EDT
  ...The chip can be run without rockers for about a 10% power boost, but they _strongly_ recommended against running rockers without the chip. Yes...
• Re: Satellite image of fire
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:22:40 -0700
  ...It's getting a lot of hits. > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Re: 87' VW Westfalia - $12500
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 21:37:57 -0400
  ...Some guy around here, probably. >> >> <http://bend.craigslist.org/cto/4367462435.html> >> >> -- >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >> Bend, Ore. >> >>
• Re: Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 15:41:09 -0500
  On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Wandering about fasteners section of Ace Hardware...
• Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and side moulding prices ..from the VW dealer
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 04:27:28 GMT
  ...Today i called the local VW > dealer to get prices on a full set of fiberglass bumpers and lower body > claddding/rocker trim for...
• Re: 86 Westie - clunking driver window, clunking side windows
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:34:50 EDT
  ...Every time > I brake\accelerate it rocks for forward/backward with a very audible > "clunk". The rock back clunk is louder tha the rock...
• NVC Friday: Another Rocket Stove...
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:28:27 -0800
  ...http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/small-rocket-stove-makes-efficient-offgrid-or-camping-stove.html Cheers, Marco
• Red Rock: Where?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:47:37 -0700
  Howdy, Are there any directions to Red Rock available anywhere? Ron -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications (408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ 10164 Parkwood Drive #8 coyote...
• Re: Firming up those flabby armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:51:59 EDT
  In a message dated 10/14/04 1:07:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, al_knoll@PACBELL.NET writes: > , a suitable rock or even...
• Re: (Friday) How to crash proof your bus....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:44:47 -0700
  Rock and uh, Roll? On 8/18/06, Richard Golen <rgolen@umassd.edu> wrote: > > "Another Vanagon owner gets his rocks off all knight!" > > At...
• Re: Turnkey Proposal Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 25 May 2012 06:22:57 -0700
  ...http://www.rockymountainwesty.com Works for me. BenT
• Type 4 Rockers NEEDED!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 16:15:04 -0700
  If anybody has any type 4 rockers lying around I could use 5 sets or so. If anybody has any of these parts lying...
• Re: Camping in Vermont
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 14:07:03 -0600
  >>>If your van is level - do it anyways - it will prevent the van from rocking. >>>;>) Friday's question is "now, why would a van...
• anyone have a haynes manual for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:10:26 -0800
  ...anyone out there have one for sale? ed 87 GL eddebolt@netzero.com Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash...
• Group Purchase of chip and 1.4 ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:46:01 -0500
  I'm ready to go for the chip, and 1.4 ratio rockers. Lets do a group on both items. Mid-Atlantic folks, I...
• Re: WTB: Rear hatch name badge?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:37:36 -0700
  ...Could my 1984 2WD AT Westy Vanagon be a non-GL carat Multivan or a syncro base model? -- Rocky J Squirrel On Wed, 2010...
• Re: Hello people
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:50:19 -0700
  Hey Rocky, For any interest in your vehicle you're going to have to post a bit more information than just the year and...
• Re: BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO - LT195/75R14/D tires - first impressions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 05:33:10 -0800
  ...with aplomb.*====================== * Colonel Mustard did it in the conservatory with aplomb. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore.
• Choice of ratio rockers: 1.25 - 1.3 - 1.4 - 1.5 plus cam equals total lift
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 21:05:07 EDT
  <<<The ratio rockers in on these dyno reports are 1.4. The Pawter rockersare 1.3, and I believe the original rockers that Robert...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate tograde?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 11:44:35 -0600
  ...BZ-is this single shear or double shear? On Jul 8, 2011, at 11:01 AM, Jim Arnott wrote: > Sorry Rocky, that wasn�t...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:11:57 EDT
  ...The rock is wedged in place and can't go anywhere, unless the seat gets ripped out and then a rock is the least...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:51:46 -0500
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• Drivers side high headlight housing: What is the best deal....?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley (WV)
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 06:44:49 -0700
  Who has the best deal for high headlight housing? I finally had one smashed buy a rock in dusty rocky AZ:-(. I do not...
• Re: Blue Rocks campout in PA this past weekend.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:02:02 -0400
  ...For those of you who enjoy the rain so much, you missed the annual Kampers on the Rocks at Blue Rocks this year... :) http...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:18:45 -0800
  Angus -- the voice of wisdom. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 02/09/2014 01:14 PM, Angus...
• Re: Rocking of the Van...serious advice needed!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 19:47:26 -0400
  In a message dated 96-04-30 21:30:45 EDT, you write: > then next think you know the van is a rockin' and...
• Re: A Hundred Miles to Go
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:10:32 -0700
  ...Rob vwrobb@gmail,com On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 7:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > Odo is at...
• Rocker Panels for 87 Wolfs.
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 14:37:14 -0800
  I really like the look of the 89-91 Vanagons with the 'rocker panels'. What would the VW dealer price be for them? What...
• Re: The Rockton
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:22:26 -0800
  ...Malcolm (In Rabat, Morocco) The Transporter Rockton may be ordered immediately, with prices beginning from € 34,545 (plus VAT). The Transporter Rockton with the...
• Re: Rock Tumbling Noise
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 02:14:12 EDT
  ...There shouldn't be any 'rock tumbling' noise. I'll lay money that you have some sort of trans failure, probably the mainshaft bearing...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:04:45 -0400
  At 11:52 PM 9/21/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >You won't have Rocket J Squirrel to kick around any more. Mrs...
• Re: Seneca Rocks Camping Trip - Directions
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 17:38:12 -0400
  And, the rock-climbing is downright spectacular. I won't be camping in my van as I will be tent bound, but if I...
• what are ratio rockers?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 08:43:23 -0700
  OK, can someone explain to me exactly what ratio rockers are and how they contribute to greater power? I presume they change the valve...
• Help locating correct Compressor 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:10:31 -0400
  I ordered a compressor from Rock Auto, however the male adaptors on the back plate of their compressor are different sizes, unlike the connections...
• Re: I'm a newbie
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:45:00 -0600
  ...Velma 82 na diesel westy On Mar 24, 2013 1:30 PM, "Rocky Davis" <rock1256@yahoo.com> wrote: > I bought an 84 westy last...
• Re: red rock (Found the map~DOH!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:45:58 -0700
  >It looks like mystery VanBondo family may com out of hiding for the Red >Rocks fling. (Now where DID I put that atlas...? ) DOH...
• Re: Bra Substitute
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:26:33 -0500
  ...Supposed to be rock hard. The rocks are >just harder I guess ! You paint-chip plight lead me to think of a possible compromise...
• Re: Rock Auto makes it good
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 08:59:58 -0800
  I've used Rock Auto for years. Great prices, excellent service. They are the place for OEM Bosch tune up parts, fuel pumps, coils...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 May 2011 13:19:29 -0500
  Rocket; Though I haven't installed one yet, this item came highly rated from vanagoners who had. Reputedly not junk. < http://www.a1electric.com...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 05:14:16 -0400
  At 11:49 PM 7/1/2015, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I don't know about you, but I don't really /need/ a...
• rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Sat, 7 Oct 1995 14:30:22 -0400 (EDT)
  Does any know a good source for rocker arm assemblies (or specifically the shafts) for air cooled Type IV motors? I believe the 1700...
• Yakima rack Options
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 10:05:59 -0800
  ...I use the yak bars and towers, but my bike attachments are Rocky Mounts. They are very high quality, often surpassing the Yakima quality...
• transporting a Campa from Rockford, Michigan to seattle
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:00:40 -0400
  Fellow vanagon types I'm writing for a friend he has purchased a Camper in Rockford Mi and is having trouble having it transported...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:48:56 -0700
  ...I cant rock the rocker with my hands, even when the screw is slack. > >PROBLEM #2 Am I doing this right at all? >So...