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• Re: Wind wing whistling
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 21:57:06 -0500
  ...If I pull (or push) on the lever that latches the wind wing, the whistling noise changes. If I open it, the whistling stops...
• BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 May 2007 17:17:40 +0000
  ...The wind wings are so loose that even at > > 20 mph they will not stay open. Any ideas on how to stiffen them up...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:14:57 -0500
  ...But lead is an old school material for an old-school > design--vent wings. Long obsolete for poor aerodynamics, but they are an > effective...
• Re: Vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:53:22 -0400
  ...I had to straighten out my left vent wing on the bottom, > it was a little bent, of course a giant fiasco as always...
• Re: parts for sale!!! (f) must see!!! LOL
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 06:25:30 -0500
  At 02:12 AM 2/7/02 -0500, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >folks, theres a good deal on a set of vent wing windows...
• Re: Vent (Wing) Window handle removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:20:35 -0500
  ...Can anyone tell me how to remove the handle on my wing windows? I've got > the below picture and I see a pin...
• Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:46:28 -0700
  ...I found a picture I took in the process of removing the glass that shows how I did it when I changed my wing...
• Re: Oh, the highs and lows....
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:29:43 -0400
  Gadgetman Groove gives you wings! I'ma get me one o' them. Geo/ATL
• Re: Help with radio install
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:12:52 -0500
  Maybe this will help. http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/VW-Wiring.pdf Bob Wing 89 Westy
• Re: Can anyone confirm that 90 and above vanagons all have a weekender style bed?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:40:22 -0400
  ...And yes, it doesn't have fiberglass bumpers, power mirrors, or wing windows either. On Aug 25, 2007, at 3:19 PM, John Bange...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - dbeierl
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 21:59:22 -0400
  Chris Camacho at uniwerksdesign.com has a wing you can slip over a plain wiper arm. https://uniwerksdesign.com/
• Re: Speaking of engine swaps...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 02:11:56 EST
  << Depends, does he spin left or right? >> I'm afraid Mike Miller's are left wingers. BenT
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 07:42:24 -0400
  ...But lead is an old school material for an > old-school > > design--vent wings. Long obsolete for poor aerodynamics, but they are an > > effective...
• Re: Reality, immorality in public actions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:32:48 -0600
  ...The only immoral thing about the Affordable Health Care Act is the response of the right wing to it (for example, the action of...
• Re: BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 22 May 2007 14:10:57 -0700
  ...Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon On 5/22/07, rubatoguy@comcast.net <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > > I think a Vanagon is faster than BART...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 20:51:37 -0400
  ...9:15 Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > >> Hi, >> >> I like to drive my 87 during hot weather with the vent wing opened...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ?? or Honda 1.8
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:09:18 +0200
  The first Gold Wing engine ( 4 cyl ) was originaly intended for automotive use, they developed it for the first generation Honda Civic but it...
• Re: Triangle vent window question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:45:04 -0700
  ...I used the wing window for air flow > in my '85, not so on my '90. There is a solution. I saw a posting...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 16:19:03 -0700
  ...Has anyone modified a newer van's wing windows to make it useful for lap cooling? Joe '86 Westy Weekender '90 Carat Cayucos, CA...
• Re: ouch
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 23:30:51 -0400
  ...0700, Robert Fisher wrote: >That's an interesting interpretation of 'gull wing'. > >Robert > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matt Drew" <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:40:03 -0500
  ...Vent wing seals? Anybody? > > Pretty sure it is lead as well. > > I'm holding one in my hand and it's very soft, when...
• Re: Triangle vent window question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:01:27 -0700
  Tightening wind wing: Forgot to mention to scroll down to post by "DWC," the mirror thread was hijacked. Stuart
• my latest vanagon mod
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:01:54 -0800
  Kept the top, but replaced the engine and body with a nice aircraft wing and bomb: http://tinyurl.com/3hv99
• Re: SVC: Link to T-3 Foto
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:46:21 -0700
  ...The roof wac CUT off, and a piece of folded metal > > (possibly the roof after being folded) attached to the plane's wing. > > > Ehhhh...
• Re: rusted vent-wings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 20:08:20 -0400
  >that whole back side window- vent wing and 3/4 glass- and >replaced it with a pretty-lookin' new seal encircling my >1-PIECE...
• Re: Wiper Arm Wing
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 21:43:40 -0500
  Chris--- I salute you ingenuity---and thought process--- However, are you aware that these "Wings", or a real close facsimile can be purchased at...
• Re: Wind wing whistling
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:29:38 -0500
  > Has anyone figured out a good method to tighten the wing window up in the frame? BTDT only one good way. and another might...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 09:33:05 -0400
  ...9:15 Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM > <javascript:;>> > > napisał(a): > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I like to drive my 87 during hot weather with the vent wing...
• Re: Phrydae.
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:22:48 -0400
  Nah, Go Pens! )------! On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > Go Wings! > > that is all. >
• Re: Removing front heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:49:53 -0400
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Bob Wing Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 5:44 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Stereo wires don't match up
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 09:11:13 -0400
  This worked for my 82 and 88. http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/VW-Wiring.pdf Bob WIng 88 Westy
• Re: FS: Stationary Front Door Quarter Windows
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:08:17 -0700
  ...wing windows in my doka seem to make the wind noise, turbulence in the cab much less, than in my Westy w/ operable wings...
• Re: Wind wing whistling
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:23:27 -0800
  Mine whistles too, a while ago someone said that an easy fix is to first insert wax paper into the wing gutter, close wing...
• wiper arm
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2018 23:16:55 +0000
  Hi All;What gives?  I need a new drivers side wiper arm, the one with the wing.  I have checked out a few vendors...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:20:32 -0500
  ...Vent wing seals? Anybody? Ken, the latch that keeps the vent closed is held by a screw that fastens through a lead piece. It...
• Re: Wind wing whistling
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 05:05:42 EST
  ...If I pull (or push) on the lever that latches the wind wing, the whistling noise changes. If I open it, the whistling stops...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:57:25 -0500
  Check the wiring for continuity. I had a bad wire in the connector on the steering column. Bob Wing 88 Westy
• Re: door key cut from code?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:18:58 -0700
  Thanks to Jeff and Wally, his dad, the wind wing now stays open. We had talked about how to snug up the wind wing...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 17:00:54 -0400
  ...However, once I hot about 45 mph, the wing > >>> closes...or almost closes. The passenger one does not do this. > >> > >>> I know that there...
• Re: Visibility - Rear Wind Deflector
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:56:38 -0600
  ...which i always heard were on the wings to reduce laminar flow and increase turbulent flow across the control surfaces at certain angles of...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:15:38 -0700
  ...Vent wing seals? Anybody? Looks like a lead washer, formed to suit by the part being inserted. Alistair > On Apr 27, 2016, at 10...
• Re: High Tops - DIY
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 00:49:43 -0500
  The construction method reminds me of a delta wing "Semi-dry" one man submarine I built back in the '60s. It was powered by...
• Re: Nexen Winguard 231 Ice Snow Tire?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:23:17 -0700
  ...Wingaurd 231. >>>> >>>> 185R14C 102 /100 Q >>>> >>>> http://www.nexentireusa.com/tires-21/WinGuard231 (click on pdf to >>>> see >>>> LTR selection) >> >> >> >> >> >> 0 "Jaco" >> >> http://tubaneil...
• Re: another aero tail idea
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:05:28 -0700
  ...43 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Little wings up top, bustles, side wings etc have all been talked > about to reduce the...
• Gowesty Discounts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Sun, 21 May 2017 12:10:24 -0400
  ...Thank You Dan Winget
• Re: Too much time on my hands- GPS mount
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:53:03 -0500
  I guess I should have a link for some pictures. https://picasaweb.google.com/BobAWing/ThisIsIt# Bob Wing 88 Westy
• Re: Nexen Winguard 231 Ice Snow Tire?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:36:00 -0700
  ...Wingaurd 231. >> >> 185R14C � �102 �/100 Q >> >> http://www.nexentireusa.com/tires-21/WinGuard231 �(click on pdf to see >> LTR selection) >> >> Appears to be studdable...
• Re: Cupholders
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 19:39:01 -0400
  ...screw mounted fold down with ring and little wing size adjusters. black or white and feel pretty solid ~$7.
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:46:25 -0400
  ...Vent wing seals? Anybody? > > I would suggest it more likely to be some sort of pot metal. Cheap and > easily cast. > > Sent from my...
• Re: Harpies II
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 11:01:47 -0700
  ...Later they became winged monsters with > the face of an ugly old woman and equipped with crooked, sharp > talons. They were represented carrying off...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Gary Nichols
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 14:26:45 PDT
  ...I like the wings because the center between them is open so a coffee cup handle can still fit in. When folded, they are...
• Wiper Wings and other queries...
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:36:55 -0600
  anybody have any recommendations on where to get those little 'wings' that hold those darn wipers against the window when you're at hiway...
• Speaking of AC and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:27:20 -0700
  ...I like to turn out the wing windows and roll all the others down or slide em open on hot days to keep cool...
• Re: Space Shuttle- longish
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 Apr 96 12:30:19 CDT
  of course, ALL of you realize that the Space Shuttle is nothing but a sunroof-VW-bus-with-wings-and-a-bigass-rocket-stuck...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 23:14:58 +0000
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > Marc, where are these located on the vent wing? Maybe people just don't > understand what you are referring to. I...
• Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:54:04 -0800
  ...Any other ideas? > > The seals in question are: > > * Wing window ( > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_262_400/right_wing_window_weatherstrip...
• Re: Nexen Winguard 231 Ice Snow Tire?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:47:50 -0400
  ...Wingaurd 231. > > 185R14C 102 /100 Q > > http://www.nexentireusa.com/tires-21/WinGuard231 (click on pdf to see > LTR selection) > > Appears to be studdable...
• Re: Fuel Saver ?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:49:09 -0800
  ...Now on a wing where every square inch of laminar flow means a little more lift, a little less drag, a few more knots...
• Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:05:45 -0400
  Okay, I've gotten zero responses to my questions about the lead vent wing seals which are NLA. Is anybody making something out of...
• Re: BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 May 2007 14:14:03 -0700
  ...bet Nebraska BART will be amazed how many responses we've given him in his wing window question. =) Didn't CU at SdM. BenT