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  • Vanagon inspired T-Shirt
    Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
    Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:18:51 -0400
    ...I took a shot of my neighbor�s old van and just gave this worm monster to take a ride. pretty simple illustration of...
  • Re: Continental Tire woes
    Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
    Sat, 19 Feb 2000 12:02:27 EST
    ...So..i'm opening up the can of worms. Can people let me know their experiece (good or bad) with them? I need to...
  • Re: Convoluted, Depraved hacker
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:59:12 -0500
    ...You really have to look at the headers as the worms/virus that cause this spoof who the sender is. On Thursday, March 27...
  • Re: Diesel conversion and SMOG
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 8 Dec 2005 17:49:46 -0800
    ...distribution (2007-2008!) and they actually condescend to allow us lowly worm individual "consumers" to buy diesel cars again, they will also institute mandatory...
  • Pop-top canvas replacement.
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:50:46 EDT
    OK, folks here is a can of worms to be opened. I need to change the canvass on my '87 Westy. I want the...
  • Re: Low Power woes...
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:23:07 -0700
    ...Add a couple small worm drive hose clamps and you have your tester. Total cost? About $20. A must for troubleshooting Bosch FI. Jim...
  • difference's between model years
    Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
    Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:39:42 +0000
    ...earlier vanagons, why? Not wanting to open up a can of worms here, but I am curious what were the various improvements made to...
  • Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 20 May 2006 17:41:42 -0700
    ...Now, the amount of pressure from your finger necessary to break the gear loose would be the same whether that worm gear is moving...
  • Re: Email attachments
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Sun, 7 Feb 1999 19:45:19 -0800
    Doug Jones wrote about the HAPPY99.EXE worm...anyone wishing to know more about it and its effects might want to read: http://www...
  • Re: Continental Tire woes
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Sun, 13 Feb 2000 16:35:05 -0800
    ...I'ts been mentioned to me that Continental tires are problematic. >So..i'm opening up the can of worms. Can people let me...
  • Odometer starts and stops
    Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
    Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:00:53 -0800
    ...I took a loot inside, and foudn the gear the engages the worm gear has been drilled and a wire threaded through to keep...
  • Re: Calling all V-gon List Computer Guru's
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:49:13 -0500
    ...There are a few problems with using system restore if John is dealing with a new`ish worm. Most of them get into the...
  • Re: No start
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 26 May 2016 12:54:00 -0700
    ...That was it's own can of worms, with the fuel tank > outlet being 12 mm and the pump inlet being 7......... -- Neil n...
  • Re: Exhaust systems
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Sat, 28 Feb 1998 23:47:51 -0800
    At 08:54 AM 2/28/98 -0800, you wrote: >Well here goes -- another can of worms to open. > >The local Midas shop will...
  • Re: Odometer/ tripometer broken
    Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
    Wed, 12 Jun 2002 23:45:03 EDT
    ...Clamping rings which are a proper force fit on the hubs of the wormgear of a VDO odometer can be cut from the miniature...
  • Re: NVC Virus Complaints
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:50:26 -0700
    ...William > I'm getting at least a dozen viruses or worm files a day. > Is there any place to complain to, that might be...
  • Re: odometer fixed
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:56:31 -0700
    ...the side that engages a worm gear had a small crack in it and had slid off the worm gear. I just pushed it...
  • Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:21:52 -0500
    ...Alistair when he's needed? Cuz that's a can of worms for sure. >I have a problem envisioning a significant (if any) amount...
  • Re: TO LIST ADMIN
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Tue, 7 May 2002 14:54:46 -0700
    ...What this means is somone who has "listserv@gerry.vanagon.com" in their outlook express adress book was infected with a worm. I would...
  • Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:45:51 -0800
    >OK, I hate to open another can of worms but the other day I was talking to >some folks who are selling engine conversion...
  • Re: poor vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:22:10 -0700
    ...Why do VWs always get the evil roles? Did have a nice DOKA shot too, before the worms ate his brain. On Thu, Mar...
  • Synthetic Oil (?)
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Thu, 5 Jan 1995 11:18:26 -0800 (PST)
    OK, I don't know if I really want to open this can 'o worms again, but now that I have a _new_ motor...
  • Re: Coolant - What color?
    Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
    Mon, 8 Dec 1997 13:04:19 -0800
    Ok, this is sort of a can of worm gears: The correct VW coolant for vanagons (and most Eurovans) should have a blue color...
  • Oil hocus pocus
    Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
    Sat, 12 Aug 2000 17:19:56 -0700
    ...as the world's most slippery stuff.....Yet another can of worms. I like the stuff. Geoff Seattle '85 Vanagon '74 Thing '58 BMW...
  • Re: Plastic Expansion Tanks Repairable?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:09:42 EDT
    ...Let the landfill take your expansion tank and turn it into worm-food, (or groundwater pollution, or whatever). gmbulley cary, nc
  • Re: {SPAM?} Re: The weekend whales of camping
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:06:30 -0800
    RV's over 40 [and boy is that a can of worms! What counts, bumpers, bike racks, people sensors, huge arguments] Don't know...
  • Re: Installing New Fuel Tank: Tips?
    Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
    Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:30:25 -0700
    ...Also, the tank re-seal kit ( $85 for $15 worth of parts) came with cloth covered hose and two worm gear clamps (looks like...
  • Re: Have a funny Lady Day
    Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
    Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:07:28 -0800
    The virus is the W32.Klez.H@mm worm. Norton's Antivirus identified it this morning with one of the emails sent this morning...
  • Re: TO LIST ADMIN
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Tue, 7 May 2002 15:11:27 -0400
    >What this Klez worm does is take an e-mail address from the victim's own >address book and puts it in the "From...
  • 83.5 Westy: Rough running, staggers and stalls when hot
    Historical mailing list - Joe
    Thu, 4 Jul 2002 14:34:34 -0400
    ...As soon as she gets warm everything turns to worms. Idle goes nuts, power vanishes, stagger, stagger, stall dead.... Let her cool off for...
  • Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 25 Feb 2001 16:14:00 -0600
    ...Upon disassembly of the unit, the teflon gear on the end of the shaft was disengaged from the teflon worm gear that is driven...
  • Re: Look at my crack!
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:17:58 -0400
    I installed the worm drive clamp to keep the exhaust pipe against the head after it cracked. This is just so I can drive...
  • Re: Fuel Line and Clamp Prices
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:55:34 -0500
    ...I note the marine SST worm clamps are about the price of the galvanized clamp above, the regular SST worm clamps about $3 the...
  • Re: Hope this is helpful
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:04:43 -0400
    ...Fwd:Peace BeTweeN AmeriCa and IsLaM! Details at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.vote.a@mm.html Note that this worm...
  • Re: Tapping oil drain plug
    Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
    Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:17:30 -0400
    ...I bought one recently for > $2.00 - if you mean the drain hole, that's a whole different can of > worms. I'm afraid...
  • Re: Rattley front end
    Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
    Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:36:46 -0400
    ...7:44 PM, MacLachlan, Bill wrote: > opening up a can of worms perhaps.. > > I've a rough ride and a rattley front end - nothing...
  • Vanagons/Transporters in Blue, White, and Red
    Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
    Mon, 23 Jan 1995 01:57:04 GMT
    ...clare, ireland - - will eat worms for cash - can't find my real sig file - "I met someone who looks a lot like you She...
  • Re: Chrome molding
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:03:05 EDT
    ...Is the chrome molding necessary to retain the rear hatch window? Oh no, not this can of worms again ! My personal opinion and experience...
  • Re: Paypal scam
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:38:54 -0800
    ...William > This was in the latest Sophos Anti Virus Newsletter: > > NEW WORM POSES AS PAYPAL MESSAGE, STEALS CREDIT CARD DETAILS > An email posing as...
  • Re: Bump bump bump
    Historical mailing list - Skip L
    Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:38:37 -0500
    ...Think I'll go 15" BFG's...unless there is reason to debate (opening a can of worms?). First, I may put on my...
  • Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 4 Jul 2010 22:37:10 -0700
    all i can add is: "worm and parcel with the lay, then turn about and serve away" now where is that serving mallet? :) alistair...
  • Re: TO LIST ADMIN - mea culpa
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Tue, 7 May 2002 15:49:59 -0400
    ...an update for my anti-virus software to clean the klez-worm from my POS >PC. Another advantage to a Mac - too rare for...
  • Re: dash removal DONE! 16 minutes
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:29:31 -0500
    ...The heater r+r and >rebuild is another can of worms entirely. Sometimes those philips head >screws that hold it to the body are...
  • Re: what else to replace along with head gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:06:30 -0800
    ...severely rusted pushrod tubes, any factory type spring hose clamps with worm type clamps, all the fuel lines and injector o-rings, and of...
  • Re: KEN (WILFY?)-cost for a part/please reply
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:30:40 -0400
    ...That includes the 7mm HP fuel line and the stainless clamps (the correct ones...not the cheap worm clamps). Worth it, IMHO. If you...
  • Oil Leak
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:57:54 -0800
    ...I simply put a worm drive style hose clamp over the joint, and using sheet metal shears trimmed the tail end piece short. Sincerely...
  • Re: Rattley front end
    Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
    Wed, 3 Aug 2005 20:38:17 -0500
    ...08/03/05 6:44 PM >>> opening up a can of worms perhaps.. I've a rough ride and a rattley front end - nothing...
  • Re: KEN-- 87 Vanagon GL Gas Tank Fix kit??
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 3 May 2001 08:29:19 EDT
    ...16 small worm drive clamps- $10.40. Just give me a call to place the order as I don't have this on the...
  • Re: performance mods for wbx
    Historical mailing list - jim&kim
    Thu, 31 May 2001 22:38:00 -0700
    This may be opening a can of worms, but... Has an engine with these upgrades been dyno tested? Is there a power increase to...
  • Re: odometer
    Historical mailing list - zolo
    Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:47:54 -0800
    As far as I know, there is a little gear that is driven by a worm gear. This gear starts spinning on its shaft...
  • Let Loose The floodgates: The final chapter in the email saga
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 16 Jun 1995 10:36:11 -0700 (PDT)
    Howdy, I was holding back any type of nastiness toward my previous employer, 'cause was hoping to get a WORM of my home directory...
  • Re: hose clamp reuse?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 6 Apr 2006 12:22:45 -0400
    ...I want to use spring clamps rather than worm > style clamps on the hoses. Can I reuse the clamps that are on the vehicle...
  • Re: Is this deal to good to be true?
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:55:33 -0400
    ...bob> > http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/car/453367229.html _________________________________________________________________ Boo!�Scare away worms, viruses and so much more! Try Windows Live OneCare! http://onecare.live...
  • Re: Fuel prices - no Vanagon content
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:14:05 -0700
    ...Its a major can of worms, if you ask me. >> >Probably true, but its an inefficient system of financing. The people who >use the...
  • Re: /f die silberne schnecke
    Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
    Thu, 2 Oct 1997 21:15:22 -0700
    ...20 years ago my mum > > > called my '58 westy "die blindschleiche", some kind of > > > blind-worm or slow-worm. > > > matching name for a 6...
  • Re: favorite bumper stickers
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:35:39 -0800
    ...98 -0800, Dean Forshee wrote: >This may be a can of worms to open... but as far as favorite current >bumper stickers... > >"Visualize using...
  • Re: TO LIST ADMIN
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Tue, 7 May 2002 15:46:03 -0700
    ...What this means is > somone who has "listserv@gerry.vanagon.com" in their > outlook express adress book was infected with a worm. > I would...
  • Re: Anyone else getting this???
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:18:36 -0700
    I haven't, but there is a new worm spreading today pretending to be a technical fix and the e-mail attachment can have...
  • Re: Automatic Westy's vs Manual Westy's - two wheel
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:22:20 -0800
    ...Auto vs Stick Boy, you can sure open a bucket of worms, nest you'll ask what's the best tire.... I've owned...
  • Re: Need help with hose from therm to radiator
    Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:26:27 -0400
    ...Don't use worm clamps from a hardware store. They also have the correct fuel hose. Pricey,but will do when in a bind...