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• Re: FLAPS????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:46:49 -0500
  ...2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@gmail.com> wrote: > what is FLAPS ?? > > J >
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:21:38 -0700
  ...Mud flaps > > > Brent Christensen wrote: > > > My Syncro has clear plastic film covering the rear wheel > arches, but no > > black screw-on splash guards. Anyone...
• Re: FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:04:18 -0600
  ...From: "Sidney White" <Jeanon@AOL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 3:40 PM > Subject: FLAPS > > > > WHAT IS THIS? > >
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:36:20 -0700
  I've got Ron's rear flaps & the SA Front propane flap on my westy. The rears have been fine, except that the little...
• Re: FLAP Acronym?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 18:08:47 -0400
  Marty Wallace (martywallace@ROCKETMAIL.COM) said on the date of 9/12/98 5:32 PM >Does the acronym "FLAP" stand for what one...
• Heater blower/fresh air flap pictures
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 09:01:40 -0800
  ...Heater blower/fresh air flap pictures For the forever inquisitive and those who are unfortunate enough to have experienced it on their own: http...
• Re: flaps?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:30:33 EST
  In a message dated 10/29/00 1:14:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, flubach@HOME.COM writes: << I keep hearing references to FLAPS...
• tents
  Historical mailing list - rob passehl
  Mon, 10 May 1999 10:41:42 PDT
  ...Notes on mud flap installation >Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 10:16:09 PDT > >Well I finally got the mud flaps I ordered from...
• Re: Hot engine
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 09:59:14 -0700
  The heater flaps are designed to "fail open" that is, if the thermostat or cable breaks or no thermostat is installed, the flaps are...
• Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Richard Thorpe
  Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:26:24 +0000
  ...Any suggestions for wider than standard mud flaps?Thanks | | Virus-free. www.avg.com |
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 16:28:17 -0400
  ...The pin in the mud flap I reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat bladed...
• Re: need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 10:39:31 -0700
  A missing thermostat only means the motor is in 'always cool' mode, as that is the default position for the flaps to go into...
• Re: Looking for Special Camping Utensil
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:16:20 -0700
  Can't help you with the "flapper", but I've used these things with VERY good results, AND one can trap bugs on the...
• Re: Anyone have a source for a west left front mud flap?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Wed, 19 May 2010 22:16:01 -0300
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_904_167/original_mud_flap_left_side.html Pascal '84 Westy
• Re: Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:27:36 -0500
  Bus Depot has a set of aftermarket mud flaps that clip on. I've been using my set for several years with no problems...
• RE: Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Fri, 28 Apr 95 13:09 PDT
  ...What a coincidence - just yesterday I stopped by a VW dealer because my mud flaps finally wore out and the rubber split in half...
• Re: Front Heater Vent Problem...
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 17:59:47 -0400
  ...The front air vent control box seems to have trouble with the flap that closes off air to the footweel flaps. I thought it...
• Re: Where can I find a westy mud deflector for the propane tank area?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:10:02 -0500
  ...This is the > single rubber flap that keeps the driver's wheel from slinging mud onto the > propane equipment. > > Thanks, > > Jim > > Jim, Here is...
• Re: Westy mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 21:04:16 PST
  I have had 3 westies (81,84,91) and ALL had ONLY the driver's side mud flap. I assume it is there to...
• MUD FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 17:56:51 +0000
  ...However I'm thinking now is the time to upgrade my MUD FLAPS. Open to suggestions... Thanks! Rob
• Re: MMO & acronyms
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:56:16 -0600
  >FLAPS = Friendly Local Auto Part Store. >That's funny! For the last couple of years I assumed "FLAPS" was >actually an auto parts chain...
• Re: MMO
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:55:05 -0700
  I know what Big-O is, What is FLAPS? ----snip------- > > MMO can be found at all your finer FLAPS, WalMart, K-Mart, Walgreens, > Farm...
• Re: SA mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 3 May 2006 22:55:07 EDT
  ...It is a heavy duty mud flap that mounts INSIDE the wheel well where a mud flap belongs--NOT the fool hearty 4 inches...
• Re: One more front heater question: those "other" flaps
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:13:01 -0800
  If we're "talkin" about the same parts, the hinged flaps allow forced air (when van is moving) to come in via the fresh...
• mud flap options
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:10:14 -0800
  I'm curious to know what, if anything, people choose for mud-flap replacement. They don't seem cheap at between $150-200 for...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:52:51 -0400
  ...The pin in the mud flap I reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat bladed...
• Re: mud flap options
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:38:36 -0500
  ...On 12/31/2012 2:10 PM, Tom Carchrae wrote: > I'm curious to know what, if anything, people choose for mud-flap > replacement...
• WTB: 1500 flaps and linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:48:01 -0700
  Good Evening Group, I'm in need of fan shroud flaps and linkage for a non-doghouse fan shroud. If you have such and...
• Re: heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:43:17 -0500
  ...heater flap foam A couple of weeks ago Rico mentioned something about heater flap foam being some sort of a flooring product. Any more...
• Re: FAQ Needs Critiquing
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 18:04:59 -0600 (CST)
  >Inversely, for cold weather the above should still be true as well >as the flaps in the fan housing that allow air to blow...
• Re: EV mud flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 17:20:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...He took a set of the old bug/bus mud flaps (the black ones with the big VW logo on them) and made a...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 03:41:04 +0000
  My van is a Syncro and has a different mud flap arrangement than your 2WD. But after taking a look at the vendors' websites...
• Mudflap measurement needed
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Dec 1995 08:26 -0500 (EST)
  Hello Everybody, I am interested in purchasing a set of rear mud flaps from The Bus Stop (RMMW) called Euro Style with the VW...
• Re: FS 80-83 Aior Cooled Heater Flapper Valves
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 07:55:28 -0400
  ...The Vanagon and 914 flappers are not identical; the vanagon's are far better. And since the 914's flappers are in the wheel...
• Re: Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 16:33:48 -0800
  ...If I were you I would just go to your FLAPS and get some fender mounted heavy duty vinyl truck flaps. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager...
• Heater blower/fresh air flap pictures
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:40:45 -0600
  ...Chris. '85 Westy Now with fully functioning air flaps.
• heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 00:26:09 -0400
  A couple of weeks ago Rico mentioned something about heater flap foam being some sort of a flooring product. Any more information on what...
• Re: thermostrat.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 6 Nov 95 16:15:04 PST
  ...Leaving the flaps open doesn't prevent overheating - when the engine is warm and working, the flaps open up allowing, you guessed it, the...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 23:53:21 -0500
  ...Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question >I just bought a right mudflap from BusDepot but they have yet to respond on >how to...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:24:55 -0700
  ...Also, for the person who was having trouble getting theirs off, once you unscrew the bottom, try sliding the mud flap directly UP before...
• Re: Also Cheap Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:24:03 -0600
  ...I did not use the clips on the wheel well rim to mud flap connection point. They would not clip and hold due to...
• FLAPS, was Spark plug heat ranges
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:17:58 -0500
  ...Spark plug heat ranges Bulley wrote: > Most FLAPS can help you decide which heat range is > best for your motor if you bring in...
• looking for those small springs on utility flaps on side of westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 22:19:30 -0500
  Subject says it all...they're small springs, one per flap, mine have all rusted out. Must be worth all of 10c each to...
• Wanted: Flapper for drivers-side 1981 Westy automatic
  Historical mailing list - Steve Selin
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 20:36:45 -0400
  Wanted: Flapper for drivers-side 1981 Westy automatic Where do I look. I am new and Google is no help. Bus-boys page had...
• Re: WhatsItCalled
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:05:43 -0400
  ...FLAPS didn't know what to call them or have them your FLAPS wont have them. VW only part. use doublesided tape if all...
• Re: easy front heater blower air speed question...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:10:08 -0500
  At 09:38 AM 1/14/2002, Chris Stann wrote: >highest speed it seems equivalent to driving at 25 MPH with air flaps open...
• Re: mud flap
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:43:19 -0700
  I am talking about the flap in front of the propane tank, behind the front driver's side wheel well. I bought one a...
• FLAPS, Re: Need city water inlet for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 19:25:34 -0800
  ...All those flaps are held down by the power of a steel spring. Which will rust soon and break when you lift the flap...
• Re: Where can I find a westy mud deflector for the propane tank area?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:13:22 -0600
  ...I had a set of this style of wheel well mounted flaps and took them off. They were always in the way of doing...
• Re: Mud Flap Repair/ My solution
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 20:53:49 -0400
  Hey Frank Where did you find those Wolfsburg crest mud flaps, eh? Mike 87 Wolf W/E Frank Grunthaner wrote: > Actually, I had been...
• Re: Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 15:35:55 -0700
  ...Might as well replace the hot water valve, too. > > And take care of the gasketing that help seal the flaps when the flaps > are...
• At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 6 Jul 2012 13:51:55 -0700
  ...Was curious about the relationahip between the AFM air bypass and AFM flap. Maybe someone else is too. http://www.race.nangreaves.com/golf...
• Re: air vent repair
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 20:55:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Sand-blasted the rusted, pitted flap and will prime/ > paint it tonight. I noticed on the driver's side of the flap is a...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:05:40 +0000
  ...Just one in each flap through the fender lip. Had to when I gave the front passenger> From what I've read, it looks...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:09:12 +0000
  ...The pin in the mud flap I > reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat > bladed...
• mud flap
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:15:51 -0700
  I am in need of a new mud flap for my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile. It seems that the original or an aftermarket...
• Re: A FLAPS question?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 13 May 2012 11:20:46 -0600
  ...For Vanagon parts I don't usually bother with FLAPS since they don't usually have them in stock. Check for the nearest online...
• looking for those small springs on utility flaps on side of westy
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:10:03 -0400
  ...Having said that, we kept ours from flapping in the wind by using 1/4" self adhesive magnetic tape, available anywhere. Just clean off...
• Re: One more front heater question: those "other" flaps
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:01:52 -0500
  ...I'm just wondering about that upper set of > flaps, how you might get to the back side of the actual metal flap, > and...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 31 Mar 1998 to 1 Apr 1998
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 09:39:40 -0500
  Michael, I think you will like having the passenger side mud flap. For some reason the right front wheel throws a lot of dirt...