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• Re: Subaru vs. VW Swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 19 May 2000 22:38:58 EDT
  ...Just fix the few WBX problems, as others have, BUT use a few proven T1 additions plus some modifications to the stock parts and...
• Subject: Re: Stockton Wheel Service
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 18 May 2003 09:10:26 -0600
  ...The section on wheel widening on their web site shows 15x6 and 16x6 (and many other) rims that they will weld a stock vanagon...
• Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Lowe, Brandon
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 14:47:31 -0700
  ...on the engine, stock exhaust and fuel injection. thanks brandon@sota.com
• Re: Stocking and Preparing your Westy - This is not spam
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 16:49:26 -0800
  .......If I was stocking up for a trip, spam would be the last thing I'd take....... What! That's almost sacreligious! I can...
• Re: Adding Fridge Fans
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:17:37 -8
  ...Use the > stock fin mounted switch and discard the Fridgemate one. > > Mark > > David Beierl wrote: > > > A Dometic fan drawing 220 ma is not "stock...
• Stock Westy sink drain replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Jun 2024 21:49:29 -0700
  Hi, I started the install of a low profile sink drain to replace the stock one. Reason for the change is that the new...
• Behr Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Angie & Jay
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:32:31 -0400
  ...They will only be stocking their economy units from China from now on. If your local Vanagon supplier still has old stock, now is...
• Re: WTB: Stock Tire Jack
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:41:19 -0400
  ...Stock Tire Jack > > > I got one for $40 at > B W Auto Dismantlers 800-327-0888. > They probably have more from the 52 vanagons...
• Re: 2 questions from a new list member
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:40:57 -0700
  ...Does keeping entirely true to stock increase > value or do custom mods > i.e., solar system, custom upholstery, custom > paneling increase or at least...
• Re: any deals on stock size tires?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Jul 2018 20:45:15 -0400
  > looking for some reasonably priced tires for stock wheels thanks We have the Hankook RA18's on sale for $88 each. They are an...
• anyone have a spare 14" stock vanagon alloy they dont need?? carat alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:50:49 EDT
  i need one or two spare vanagon 14" stock alloy wheels...carat alloy wheels... whatever you want to call them... let me know if...
• Camper Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 21:47:51 -0500
  Anyone know where to find a replacement propane tank (in stock) for a '85 VW camper? Manchester Tanks has none in stock but will...
• Width of stock 14" wheel
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 23:51:41 -0400
  Could someone please tell me the width of the stock 14" wheel? I am looking at a set of Firestone Firehawk SS20 in a...
• 2nd stock propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 19:45:44 -0800
  ...Can a stock propane tank be made to work in place of the 20 lb propane tank that is mentioned in the Buddy heater...
• More stuff -------
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:12:12 -0500
  Hey all, I have a stock 85 Heidelburg radio /cassette player, at works perfect, with a recently new telescoping stock antenna, with the correct...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Jim at work
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 15:40:27 -0800
  Google is your friend: http://www.evcl.com/vw/Others/Frame.html Jim > On Nov 8, 2006, at 1:32 PM, Jake de Villiers...
• Re: List of mods that keep the Vanagon stock
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:02:58 -0400
  Yes! You missed the 'stock' part. ;-) On 3/20/09, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > - Mudflaps all around > - Synco 4WD conversion > - Add power steering...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:53:51 -0700
  ...I too sell both the S&S and stock systems, but when it > comes to my own Vanagon I use the stock system. In...
• Alternative mufflers in place of OEM etc..
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 02:12:44 -0500
  ...I wonder if any of you have experience using a generic muffler in place of the stock. I'd think that the inlet and...
• Re: [Syncro] Custom Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 25 May 1999 17:40:41 -0700
  Just so everyone knows, I offer Syncro springs (in stock) for $200 USD, they are designed to lift your Syncro 4 to 5cm and...
• Re: 27 x 8.5 R 14 on stock wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:25:43 -0700
  ...27 x 8.5 R 14 on stock wheels? Hi all! New to the list and new vanagons. Im in the navy and out...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:59:03 -0500
  ...I have not put one in my other vehicles, but I carry it with the camper in lieu of the stock lug wrench. When...
• Re: anyone have any experience w/ Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift Jack??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:07:26 -0700
  ...I modified it by having the part that goes into the jack point on the stock jack cut off and welded to bracket that...
• Re: exhaust systems....
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 28 May 1999 08:57:51 -0400
  ...My gut reaction from looking at the system is that it does not appear to be quite as robust as the stock system, and...
• Re: Replacement Exhaust - Need Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:26:44 -0500
  ...The S&S system will increase performance very slightly, but also is a bit louder than stock. Reports from customers have been that it...
• Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:40:50 -0600
  Hi Ri - I've experienced cut springs, H&R's, stock, BOGE, Bilstiens, but not the KONI. I have an H&R/Bilstein combo...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:40:56 -0500
  ...but stock motor and head" If you're email you said: "That's total turkey... you're comparing a highly modified engine to a...
• Re: Subie Vulchers
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 2 May 2008 09:48:48 -0700
  ...Some of us even go in waves, from stock to stock parts modified, to inline, to stock, to Subaru, and back to stock. The...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - forum email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:55:21 -0400
  ...Will the 185's fit on those stock alloy rims? > > Sorry if this is a silly question - I just wasn't sure at all...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:28:20 -0700
  ...Will the 185's fit on those stock alloy rims? > > Sorry if this is a silly question - I just wasn't sure at all...
• Replacing stock radio on '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - JOHN LAUTERBACH
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:34:38 -0400
  Are there any tricks to removing the stock radio on a '91 GL? I have a replacement radio (JVC KD-X370BTS receiver) from Crutchfield...
• Re: announcement
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:22:38 -0700
  stockweather@HOTMAIL.COM wrote: > > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ > > OOPs ... > > Did you miss $172,000? > > By a precise analysis we made, if you had done exactly what we advised...
• What is the capacity in grams of the stock propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:48:48 -0500
  ...How many grams of propane does the stock tank hold? Thanks, Chris
• What is diameter of SA big brake rotor vs. stock rotor vs. Audi 200 rotors?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 03:33:37 -0800
  ...What size are the stock rotors? How about the SA Big brakes? TIA, BenT
• can you install syncro rear springs on a 2wd, and will it lift higher than stock
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:54:45 EST
  ...can syncro rear springs be installed on a 2wd van, ('84 van) and if so, will they lift the van higher than the stock...
• Re: More power
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:37:30 -0500
  "For all the airheads out there running their stock exhaust" Any hope for us waterheads? Sure would nice to have a bit more oomph...
• Fw: Alternative mufflers in place of OEM etc..
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 07:59:33 -0500
  A few years ago I was in the position of needing to replace my Westy's corroded gold plated ($$), diamond encrusted ($$) stock VW muffler...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:56:59 -0400
  Really? I thought the stock size of the alloys was 205 - then again I'm often mistaken. Thanks for the reply - I just wanted...
• anyone have a spare 14" stock vanagon alloy they dont need?? carat alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:22:37 EDT
  i need 2 or 3 spare vanagon 14" stock alloy wheels...carat alloy > wheels... whatever you want to call them... > > let me know if...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:07:31 -0800
  ...ok, im making a list of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock vanagon engine lid.. WITHOUT rising up above the stock rear...
• Re: subject Re: Stock tire size
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:14:31 -0700
  ...Stock tire size >> >> >>>> What's the stock tire size for an 87 syncro westy >>
• Re: WTB Turbo Muffler 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kleinwagen
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 01:21:30 EST
  ...I am hoping for one that will use the existing clamps/brackets/hangers and fit at least similar to stock. If not available, what...
• Re: Horns
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:09:28 -0500
  ...Dead simple. > > That is right, the stock horn can be made much better with a $4 relay. > The stock wiring path for the horn...
• Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:25:48 -0400
  ...185 tires on Stock Alloys I run the stock alloy wheels on my '85. I know the original size tire fro those was a...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Richard Adams
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 13:56:30 -0700
  ...The stock black/yellow wire plugs > into the wire with a yellow end. The stock brownish wire plugs into the > remaining relay male spade...
• Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock
  Historical mailing list - caryccc
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 03:04:08 -0500
  ...Stock > > Keep it dead-ass stock. Put another way, don't > > override the factory > > engineers. > > If Bilstein shocks and stock shocks have the same...
• 27 x 8.5 R 14 on stock wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:24:44 -0400
  ...Will 27 x 8.5 R14 tires fit on my stock steelies? I have a 2wd vanagon GL in the process of converting to...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:04:20 EDT
  ...The stock 14" alloys bend and break. I have seen and done many this way. The five spoke 6 x 15 Audi turbo alloys...
• looking for a Torque Converter
  Historical mailing list - Jim O'Connor
  Wed, 4 Jan 2023 10:22:40 -0500
  ...GTA is not an option (long story) and gowesty doesn't stock them anymore and PNH is out of stock. So...Any leads would...
• RE: I Feel Stupid
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 13:48:06 CDT
  ...What does NOS stand for? > >New Old Stock. Like, VW doesn't make those little one-way valves ?? New Old Stock?? i thought it...
• Re: Meaning of the term NOS in parts ads?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Collins
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 22:06:50 -0800
  Antaki wrote: > I se the term "NOS" in the description of car parts on eBay and elsewhere. > What means this term?? "New Old Stock...
• Spring stiffness - Syncro vs. 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:46:10 -0600
  Does any one know the stiffness difference between the stock rear Syncro springs and the stock 2WD Vanagon springs or Westy springs? Much stiffer...
• 2.1 Ignition Timing, Advance beyond stock?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 22:50:36 -0700
  Has anyone tried advancing their timing beyond the stock setting? Did you get more power? I do this on my '71 Fiat and it...
• Re: Improving stock curtains/matress toppers
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:41:55 -0700
  ...Works great, little back problem especially compared to stock. And not a problem to store, folds in half and perfect fit behind the rear...
• Re: Spring advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:49:08 -0500
  ...I’m leaning towards maintaining stock height. > > It seems like my rear end is always sagging. I’m almost thinking about buying stock front...
• Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:23:04 -0700
  What do you have Bruce? Ab > On Jul 18, 2022, at 7:22 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > > That stock light must...
• bilge pump as fresh water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:37:13 -0700
  I put in an inexpensive (24 bucks Can) bilge pump as a replacement for an ailing stock freshwater pump. It is rated at 400...
• Gas Tank Kits back in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:06:23 -0500
  The one gas tank plastic cross-over piece that everyone has been out of stock of for about 4 months is back in stock...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:13:27 -0500
  ...I mean I understand the view point of wanting to remain stock or be able to easily revert to stock but I think it...
• REAR SPEAKERS
  Historical mailing list - SKP
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 07:41:08 -0800
  Hello all, One of my stock rear speakers is blown. I have the stock speaker pods the are attached the rear roof. I prefer...