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Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:30:21 -0800
...I don't hear > any > >>> talk about the > >>>> head studs being stretched. The heads are held > to > >>> the block with > >>>> very little torque, and...
Re: Seam bubbling
Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 06:28:57 -0600
...While it's occurring, the chemistry produces "out gassing" which causes stretched gasket and paint material, often observable as bubbles. One particularly nasty aspect...
ok, stretched beetle limo!
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:55:42 -0800
And let us not forget the (in)famous Twini Mini, an Austin Mini Cooper with an extra engine crammed into the boot. 178 combined...
Eurovan Door gasket falling apart @#!&*!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 03 Jul 1996 17:07:22 GMT
...The outer piece is very stretchy and is glued to the inner piece in a stretched mode, making it very difficult for me to...
Re: 5 speed transmission
Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
Mon, 3 Sep 2001 16:53:40 +0200
...seen a kind of open in-house lorry built on a stretched beetle platform. I think this was in 1948 or so. 2 or...
Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK???
Historical mailing list - Karl F Bloss
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 23:58:36 -0400
...The way they achieve this, AFAIK, is to add polymers that are effectively curled up molecules when cold and stretched out when warm. This...
Re: Mid-West Springs Re-Do
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 01:08:34 EDT
...I gained 2 inches of ground clearance when I had my rear springs stretched and re-tempered by Mid-West, and they came back...
Value of sliding door
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:01:13 +1200
...stretch it a little? Not a big stretch, maybe about 90cm. Stretched through the sliders. Guess I'd need extra frame sections & doorskins too...
Re: VW Campers called Profis?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 08:39:24 +0200
...One special feature in EV is the stretched Van. Inside in the extension on the rear you will find the kitchen interior. Helmut '80...
Re: Hearse solution
Historical mailing list - Zach Kaplan
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 08:40:53 -0800
...Also the wheelbase and overall length are very long, similar to a stretched limousine and probably longer than an extended length US full size...
EV brake part wanted
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Nov 1996 14:13:55 -0500
...The mercury is ever diving lower in this neck of the woods and with no garage, my husband spends a lot of time stretched...
Re: Tight Canvas??
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:29:43 -0700
...Richard Jones just had this issue w/ his new OEM Westfalia poptop- Richard has yours stretched any since installation last Spring? YMMV, Mr. BZ
Re: Vngns ARE junk!
Historical mailing list - jbange
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:20:12 -0800
...mini-van is a small economy car fitted with a vertically stretched body and the front seats are crammed up front with the engine...
Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Jul 2011 (#2011-581)
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:46:45 -0400
...bus meet in our campground. = > We can no longer take our stretched Vanagon to bus events so we decided we = > had to host our...
Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:12:02 -0700
...Mine's in my garage, up against the back wall under the overhead shelving, with a 2'x4' piece of plywood stretched across two...
Need pop-top canvas install tips
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 16 May 2010 09:40:57 -0700
...all tacked down within an hour. � Can the canvas be pre-stretched? Hang it from a tree branch and toss boulders into it? I...
Transmission questions, '87 Syncro (Todd Hill?)
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:48:06 -0500
...a different part #? Also, what am I looking for in the 'stretched' 1st-2nd pin? Or is that something already upgraded in '87? Any...
Re: stay out of New Mexico - NVC
Historical mailing list - Jack
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:55:15 -0800
...storms, the constant battle with dust, having to watch for rattlers stretched out across the bottom step (yes, it's happened), and all the...
Re: Front end advice
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:37:37 -0500
...Even if they look good, they are distorted and stretched. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
Re: Thoughts on Travelling w/ 4 year old
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:18:05 -0500
...As a small child, I slept many times stretched across the back bench seat of a car. I don't recommend this now. So...
Just bought a campground
Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:01:25 -0400
...This will be a great place for us to spend the summer except that we won't get to travel in our stretched Vanalong...
Re: Don't let this happen to you!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:02:23 -0700
...That >>moment has stretched to about ten months now, so maybe it's time I >>either measured it or put in a 7.5...
Re: Seam bubbling
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 21:36:00 -0800
...While it's occurring, the chemistry > produces "out gassing" which causes stretched > gasket and paint material, often observable as > bubbles. One particularly nasty aspect...
Re: longivity of coversion engines
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 23:30:47 +1200
...Oettinger made a 3.2liter and 3.7 (180hp, 226 ft/lb) stretched (6-cylinder) versions of the VW wasserboxer. They were very expensive...
Re: UPS is VERY expensive
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 2 Apr 2005 02:10:10 -0600
...The scale can't be fudged, but that cloth measuring tape >often gets stretched or read low on purpose, I think. Hell, it's...
Re: vanagon curtains or shades
Historical mailing list - mike barker
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:22:27 -0500
...I stretched a bungie cord (the kind with hooks) across each window and hung curtains my wife made from the bungies. An easy install...
Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:11:53 -0400
...If there weren't leaking before they should be OK going back together unless you removed them and stretched them out. Dennis -----Original Message...
Re: Syncro Turbo diesel fuel tank vent
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:29:11 +0100
...this car had a 2 meter long vent line that was stretched from the right side outlet, over to the left, then back to...
Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (was (ironically) Re: HIJACKED - update)
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:29:26 -0700
...1) arms stretched out 2) pinch some pot between your forefinger & thumb 3) form pocket opposite elbow just aft of forearm 4) carefully place...
Re: Decent grab loop?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:21:36 -0700
...Before it parted, my son (165 lbs) used it and commented that he > > didn't feel it was trustworthy, the way it stretched. > > > > If...
Re: New Westy owner with a few questions
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:37:04 -0500
...The tarp is stretched out to its full length, and the poles are inserted in corner and one middle-edge grommet. The nylon line...
Loping Idle problem solved
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:11:23 -0500
...I hate to part with it, but I'm stretched too far these days to keep it maintained properly. George 84 Camper Cataula, GA
Re: Was Ottinger, now Porsche 3.0
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 4 Feb 2004 20:47:23 +1300
...They suffer all of the problems of the VW > > wasserboxer they are based directly on (being effectively stretched > > VW engines). >> > >No, they were 2...
Re: Stretch Westy Google "Street View" voyeurism
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:58:03 -0700
...I don't think the Bay is stretched; its just the pull of the lens. The van has one small and two big windows...
How to deal with short ALT cable
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:39:29 -0500
...It's never a good idea to have a power cable of any sort stretched to the max - they need some slack to accommodate...
Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 15:00:47 -0500
...I wrapped 3 layers, stretched as tight as I could pull, overlapping by 1/2 with each wrap. Did it yesterday, tested after an...
Re: stay out of New Mexico - NVC
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:11:57 -0900
...storms, the > > constant battle with dust, having to watch for rattlers > stretched out > > across the bottom step (yes, it's happened), and all the...
Re: The incredible shrinking trim
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:22:42 -0700
...That has worked for me, the warm trim can be stretched back to original size. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94...
Re: improbable fixes
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:32:20 -0800
...So I put a bungeee > cord from the shift to behind the vent betwixt the driver and passanger and > stretched the bungee into third...
Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved!
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:01:25 -0800
I had some vinyl hose the right i.d., stretched an old porch spring a bit, cut both to the needed length, and put...
Interesting Bus conversions
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Nov 1994 14:20:42 -0500
...Has anyone else done this? I did see in Los Alamos a '63+'64 stretched by one window panel, and a tall roof out...
Re: stay out of New Mexico - NVC
Historical mailing list - jimt
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:28:07 -0700
...storms, the > constant battle with dust, having to watch for rattlers stretched out > across the bottom step (yes, it's happened), and all the...
Re: Which Wind/Rain Deflectors?
Historical mailing list - Mark Cox
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:05:33 -0800
...So when you roll the window back down, the seal has > been stretched open, allowing the deflector to start to loose it's grip...
Stretched Vanagon with rear A/V Computer lounge
Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 15:35:03 -0600
The idea on this one is that in countries where driving on the left is normal, the parking curb side sliding door is on...
Advancing timing of WHAT?
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 09:03:05 -0700
...our timing this way. ^^^^^^^^^^^ > Also works on older American cars with stretched timing chains. > Hope this info helped > Thought is our most powerful weapon...
Re: Hard shutting front doors
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:03:56 -0600
...It stretched the door open, and now you have to slam it. I can't put my finger exactly on what is wrong, so...
Re: Thoughts on Travelling w/ 4 year old
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:04 -0800
...As a small child, I slept many times stretched across > the back bench seat of a car. I don't recommend this now. > > So...
Re: Burningman Labor Day Weekend
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 19:52:22 -0700
...year :-( -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus 82 A3 GTI Westfalia, turning into a hybrid electric stretch 86...
Re: cv boot woes ;lessons learned department.
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 21 Nov 1999 20:20:25 EST
Matt; Make sure the new boots are stretched out to the ridges on the axles. On the first couple I did I thought that...
Re: Luggage rack tie downs.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:53:08 -0500
...mcneely ---- Ryan Perry <rjdperry@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > A motorcycle luggage net fits perfectly on the topper when stretched out > and holds down most any...
Re: Eurovan Winnibago VR6 at June Jitter Bug Show
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 21:27:32 -0400 (EDT)
...It is on loan from Volkswagen Canada, and is a stretched Eurovan with Winnibago's version of the Westy. Very interesting. It apparently is...
Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 07:49:49 -0500
...The friend said that he thought that this was due to the fact that head bolts stretched and should always be replaced when replacing...
Re: Friday - NVanagonC - Routan
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:06:20 -0800
...plush interiors.....just big stretched out cars really, like overgrown station wagon with front engine and front wheel drive. they could be called 'car...
Eurovan Winnibago VR6 at June Jitter Bug Show
Historical mailing list - olmcons
Sat, 21 Jun 1997 21:46:56 -0400
...It is on loan from Volkswagen Canada, and is a stretched Eurovan with Winnibago's version of the Westy. Very interesting. It apparently is...
Re: Low oil pressure confirmed - next steps? 85 GL 1.9
Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:20:34 -0400
...avg temps have been ~90 every day since my flicker started), stretched spring, blah blah blah… > > So I did the unthinkable and bought an...
Re: Stretch Westy Google "Street View" voyeurism
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 18:01:20 -0400
Hi Ryan, It's a cool sighting, but it's not a stretched bus.... Have a look from a different angle: http://maps.google...
Re: Value of sliding door
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:39:44 -0500
...stretch it a little? Not a big > stretch, maybe about 90cm. Stretched through the sliders. Guess I'd > need extra frame sections & doorskins too...
Re: Extend-A-Stay valve
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:14:09 +0000
...The issue is my propane lines already look as if they are stretched to their limit with what may be a longer than original...
Re: Stretch project. Clips for sale cheap!
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:10:56 -0700
...Have fun! -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear) Stretched bus (almost sold) 86 (front) 82 (rear) Stretch GTI Westfalia soon to be running! The frame...
Re: Towing a Splittie with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Veedub
Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:18:26 -0500
...diesels have :) Actually the same hitch was used to tow a stretched bug about 4000 kms roundtrip last summer behind another van. Jay ----- Original...