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Overland Big Brakes-Syncro
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:29:25 -0600
...The wire/spring-steel pad retainers do not seem to have a way of being used with these Audi "large" pads. The difference in...
Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:06:54 -0700
dear jeff and towers when towing on a trailer worry about proper tie downs ... make sure they are chains that you can retighten easily...
Re: Head stud testing
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:58:16 -0400
...As designed, properly installed the > studs actually stretch and get turned into springs. In addition to this > stress they also get attacked by corrosion...
Re: Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 19 May 2009 13:51:00 -0700
...It is > installed just inside of the left wheel well behind the coil spring tower > area. This is driver side, on the non-starter...
Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:37:32 -0700
...if the oil breather tower is ok.. > > I never have a problem with those, but there is a spring and a diapham or > something...
Re: Honing and cylinder painting
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 8 Mar 2011 23:54:19 -0600
...High >> efficiency teat sinks are anodized black for the same reason. >> >> >> >> Tom Hargrave >> >> www.towercooler.com >> >> >> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Syncro Weekend, Death Valley Report (Very Long!)
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Tue, 30 Mar 1999 02:14:00 EST
...This little event started off in Panamint Springs campground with the Davis' (my son Matthew and I) and the Wackers (Steve, JoAnn and JoAnn...
Re: Honing and cylinder painting
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 9 Mar 2011 08:25:26 -0600
...High > >> efficiency teat sinks are anodized black for the same reason. > >> > >> > >> > >> Tom Hargrave > >> > >> www.towercooler.com > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 05:23:45 -0600
...No need to be super precise as you only need to be able to stick a tool in there to press that flat spring...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:28:50 -0700
...If you are >>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve >>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
For Ben: recommanded Florida campgrounds part 1
Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 12:10:14 -0500
...Another must-visit is Sloppy Joe's, the bar Ernest Hemmingway used to frequent in Key West. - - - Genie Springs around Gainesville was great in...
For Ben: recommanded Florida campgrounds part 1 revisited
Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 12:23:32 -0500
...Another must-visit is Sloppy Joe's, the bar Ernest Hemmingway used to frequent in Key West. - - - Genie Springs around Gainesville was great in...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:46:26 -0700
...If you are >>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve >>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:18:05 -0700
...If you >>>>>>> are >>>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to >>>>>>> relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:47:52 -0700
...If you >>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to >>>>>>>> relieve >>>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 23:44:05 -0700
...If you are >>>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:48:14 -0700
...If you are >>>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 15 May 2012 22:40:51 -0400
...If you are >>>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve >>>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 03:47:25 -0800
...No need to be super precise as you only need to be able to stick a tool in there to press that flat spring...
new Update Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:21:04 -0700
...if the oil breather tower is ok.. > > I never have a problem with those, but there is a spring and a > diapham or something...
Re: stumped
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:16 -0800
...The valve > didn't > fail; the retainer, clips, or spring failed and allowed the valve to drop. > FAS found me a nice replacement. I...
Re: Honing and cylinder painting
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:04:56 -0500
...High >>>> efficiency teat sinks are anodized black for the same reason. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tom Hargrave >>>> >>>> www.towercooler.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
kathy's trip report (pinnacles)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 1 Apr 1997 09:02:00 -0800
...The "California Campers" had their own RV loop, replete with towering, old oaks, a plethora of woodpeckers, wandering wild turkeys, a feral pig population...
Re: Screech, said the front wheel
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Sat, 8 Apr 2017 18:27:50 -0400
...That night, we picked a little bitty town on U.S.50 in Utah, called Thompson Spring. It sits below a huge, roadless wilderness...
Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:46:15 -0700
...see if the oil breather tower is ok.. I never have a problem with those, but there is a spring and a diapham or...
Re: Fuel hose size
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:18:25 -0700
...On > >> other vehicles that use this type of tube a sleeve goes inside to > support the tube from collapsing. > >> > >> Spring or crimp clamps are...
Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 05:53:12 -0600
...No need to be super precise as you only need to be able to stick a tool in there to press that flat spring...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:13:58 -0400
...Supposedly >>>>>>>> pulled from van to make way for conversion. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> What I can see upon casual observation: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - oil leak from base of crankcase breather tower...
Re: Engines: what to choose
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 26 May 2016 09:40:20 -0400
...Neither engine nor tranny leak oil now ... > I do have the big brake kit plus suspension upgrades (springs & shocks) & > 15" wheels w/ Nokians, so...
Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:59:39 -0400
I saw quite a few screw style clamps as well as some spring clamps. Are some of those screw clamps original? The GW stainless...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:46:13 -0700
...Waterboxers seldom have that problem ...but the oil tower ...there are moving parts in there... spring and some other part ...if that was all...
Re: Snarky and in-groupish
Historical mailing list - Joe T.
Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:29:11 -0700
...On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote: > Phase of the moon....... > > Tom > www.towercooler.com > > > Sent...
hokay ... it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: national parks, part I
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:05:56 -0500
...How, then, did it establish itself in a creek that begins as a spring and ends by evaporation? Or consider the nearby "Racetrack", a...
Re: [NVC] Need alignment sight to help with backing trailer
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:28:34 -0700
...And you have some over center mechanism rigged such that as soon as it tilts aftwards a few degrees, it drops by spring pressure...
Syncro Changing 14" to 16" Version
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Sun, 26 Jan 1997 11:47:10 -0500
...This is because our microfiche shows that the springs for the 16" syncro are the same as the springs for the 14" syncro. If...
Re: Head stud testing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:41:32 -0400
...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com http://goo.gl/niRzVw...
Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure Here is the link for that "New Engine"
Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 08:24:06 -0500
...It does not have a engine # below the breather tower. > The space there is blank. Is this normal for a EX engine? The case...
Re: Fw: melting lower thermostat housing
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 16:11:57 -0500
...one-application only plastic parts like a 2.1 Coolant Distrubution > tower .. > and the 2.1 t-stat housing .. > those will fail for sure...
Re: Mullendore port help
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:56:28 -0700
...it pivots in the throttle body lever ??? or even the return spring, where it's hooked in a hole in bare metal... I've...
Re: Fuel hose size
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 2 Aug 2020 10:30:28 -0600
...On >>> other vehicles that use this type of tube a sleeve goes inside to support the tube from collapsing. >>> >>> Spring or crimp clamps are...
Roadhaus - Summary of Florida Trip Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:35:56 -0600
...Another must-visit is Sloppy Joe's, the bar Ernest Hemmingway used to frequent in Key West. - - - Genie Springs around Gainesville was great in...
Re: Vanagon Road Trippin in the New year!
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:26:15 -0500
...Yellowstone National Park Old Faithful, hot springs, water falls, etc. Another must see. Good camping outside park in West Yellowstone National Bison Range Off...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:23:22 -0500
...Waterboxers seldom have that problem ...but the oil tower ...there are > moving parts in there... > spring and some other part ...if that was all...
Re: Fw: melting lower thermostat housing
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sat, 9 Mar 2013 08:59:38 -0500
...one-application only plastic parts like a 2.1 Coolant Distrubution >> tower .. >> and the 2.1 t-stat housing .. >> those will fail for sure...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 21:21:33 -0700
...If you are >>>>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve >>>>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: Keeping things from freezing shut
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:26:05 -0600
...A friend down on the Kenai was into it and was putting up his own towers as a business when the US FCC decided...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:19:50 -0400
...Waterboxers seldom have that problem ...but the oil tower ...there are > moving parts in there... > spring and some other part ...if that was all...
Re: formerly Snarky and in-groupish
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:50:42 -0800
...Factory lower springs, >> alloys, 3 dented areas ...extra sporty van, no rust. Jump seat, fold >> out >> table, rear Z bed ...a super likeable model...
Re: Head stud testing
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:07:27 -0500
...As designed, properly installed the > studs actually stretch and get turned into springs. In addition to this > stress they also get attacked by corrosion...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:00:18 -0700
...Waterboxers seldom have that problem ...but the oil tower ...there >>>> are >>>> |>> moving parts in there... >>>> |>> spring and some other part ...if that was all...
Re: Engines: what to choose
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 26 May 2016 07:13:32 -0700
...Neither engine nor tranny leak oil now ... > > I do have the big brake kit plus suspension upgrades (springs & shocks) & > > 15" wheels w/ Nokians, so...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:10:30 -0700
...Waterboxers seldom have that problem ...but the oil tower ...there are moving parts in there... spring and some other part ...if that was all...
Mo' trip report (#3): L-O-N-G!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
Wed, 6 Sep 1995 20:19:03 -0700 (PDT)
...Drove onward through Grand Junction to Glenwood Springs. Huge hot spring pool. Really huge. It's 9:30pm, yet this place is alive. Naive...
Re: Head stud testing
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:02:12 -0500
...As designed, properly installed the > > studs actually stretch and get turned into springs. In addition to this > > stress they also get attacked by corrosion...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:15:45 -0500
...Waterboxers seldom have that problem ...but the oil tower ...there are >> moving parts in there... >> spring and some other part ...if that was all...
Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Long winded
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 3 Jan 2016 22:43:05 -0600
...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com http://goo.gl/niRzVw...
Re: Engines: what to choose
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 26 May 2016 10:10:59 -0600
...Neither engine nor tranny leak oil now ... >>> I do have the big brake kit plus suspension upgrades (springs & shocks) & >>> 15" wheels w/ Nokians, so...
Re: Oil leak since rebuilt 2.1l installed
Historical mailing list - Ry
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:27:31 -0500
...Waterboxers seldom have that problem ...but the oil tower ...there >>> are >>> |>> moving parts in there... >>> |>> spring and some other part ...if that was all...
Frydaye Phollies: a bigger long road trip - Part 2 :)
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:43:29 -0600
...A gent at the Offerle Co-Op Grain and Supply Company Elevators says the "small" towers hold 25,000 bushels apiece, the bigger ones...
Re: Head stud testing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:50:16 -0400
...As designed, > > properly installed the studs actually stretch and get turned into > > springs. In addition to this stress they also get attacked by > > corrosion...