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• NVC Don't Support the Saudi's???
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 May 2005 08:05:57 -0500
  ...to buy gas from and which major > >companies import Middle Eastern oil : > > > >Shell 205,742,000 barrels > >Chevron/Texaco 144,332,000 barrels > >Exxon...
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 23:59:57 -0500
  ...A few days ago it was > a > dream Westy and today it is a stripped out shell, nothing of much > value > left. > > If Subaru...
• Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:57:46 -0500
  ...In a nut shell, that is it. Pretty straightforward. >If > > you have any other questions I'm sure that the Dieselgeek folks could >help...
• Re: diesel rods weights
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 11:32:32 -0500
  ...the Bentley >mentions this: "casting marks and retaining lug for bearing shell face >toward intermediate shaft", along with a picture showing the casting marks...
• Re: Very Little Vanagon Content | FS: One Dozen (?) Crappy Old Volkswagens, in the Boston area
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:14:50 -0500
  ...spare engine on wheels, or want to pick up a new shell for a winter project, etc -- call me. You'll need a tow...
• Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:33:18 -0600
  ...I have a couple of half-shell covers in the garage, but they were not the right size. I’ll take measurements this evening...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:32:23 -1000
  ...sand. >>>> >>>> >>>> >> http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/28/vw-and-shell-try-to-block-eu-push-for-cleaner-cars >>>> >>>> And didn't Mazda...
• Re: Adding a tall top to a non-westie ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:07:03 -0700
  ...Adding a tall top to a non-westie ? > I know there are "adventure wagons" with pretty tall hard-shell tops, and > that people seem...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:38:11 -0400
  ...Until you showed how an RV furnace can fit the van, Mr >> Squirrel (me) was thinking that he'd have to shell out close...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:42:44 -0700
  ...old bearing shells there too. and ...the threads for the cap bolt in one of the rods was damaged.. and way too much force...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:42:36 -0800
  ...Water can actually puddle in the >> muffler and if hollow, the catalytic converter shell as well. When you drive >> it, are you driving it...
• "Name the plate" - Kharma Circles
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 11:41:14 -0700 (MST)
  ...I explained that I had sold the bus as a shell back in 1993. It was THE very first bus that started me down...
• Fw: Bye, Bye Next Digit of PI
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 23:42:27 -0500
  ...in steam > > No angel born in hell > > Could run that stupid shell > > And as the ball climbed high into the night > > To call the...
• Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 6 Jul 2018 19:36:54 +0200
  ...Plus some other nuts and shells and stuuf in the engine compartment...during winter break. Am 06.07.2018 um 19:31 schrieb Dennis...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:17:18 -0700
  ...Clam shell opened all the way. Released coolant the pressure also so less pored down are arms. Hope valve lasts. Dennis J Dennis Jowell...
• Friday Funnies - Mechanic's Tool Guide
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:05:09 -0500
  ...Health benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 10:32:30 -0700
  ...Frankly, I'd rather keep a 185/R14 in the clam shell, for > >>> safety and short drives. > >>>> > >>>> I've upgraded to 16" rims, and...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1000 /F
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 16:25:10 -0700
  ...Health benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might...
• No longer an oil change virgin (was Changing the engine oil)
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Sun, 10 May 1998 23:28:52 -0700
  ...quick-lube type of shop, and >realizing >that I might be shelling out a lot of money if I want to try changing my...
• Re: More on rods and bolts/2.1 in '83.5-'85
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:11:04 -0700
  ...This means that the rod bearing shell literally wore > > away, leaving steel on steel, not a good thing. According to Jerry, at > > high speeds...
• Re: Gene Berg Dipstick Sender
  Historical mailing list - Flat Four
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 02:05:15 -0400
  ...76 Triple White 'Vert 72 Super Beetle 63 Beetle 62 Baja(shell) http://www.geocities.com/solomon_scott/vw-addict.html --------------------------------------------------------------vintagvw-+ To sign...
• Re: Carrying extra gasoline in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 12:14:40 -0500
  ...I had recently cleaned up my clam shell so am definitely hoping to keep it in service! Eric Caron 85 GL Auto > On Jan...
• Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion/extremists
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 22:42:49 +0100
  ...a lot of trouble and expense to hang > > > onto an old shell. Why > > > not go to a newer Eurovan rather than creating a > > > bastard...
• Re: Tire search
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:08:35 -0800
  ...that protects the side of the spare tire like stock >> clam shell one does, which makes no sense to me. >> >> scott >> www.turbovans.com...
• Confessions of a Emissions Passer
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Tue, 22 May 2001 23:42:13 -0600
  ...Not having a spare $120 I just put the empty shell back on. It has run great ever since. Anticipating trouble in getting past...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:20:38 -0800
  ...Porsche put a bare 911 shell after treatment in front of their factory for years to show how rustproof their process way - road & track...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:54:36 -0500
  ...the coolant bath is killing it/trapping it inside a crusty shell of corrosion. Or that the bottom of the cylinder pushing against the...
• Re: Which fluids are best?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 18:56:22 -0500
  ...Mobil 1 20W50 summer, winter their 10W30, what I run in the G60, though admittedly in buses I go Shell Rotella T 15W40 year...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 22:46:13 -0400
  ...sand. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/28/vw-and-shell-try-to-block-eu-push-for-cleaner-cars > > > > > > > > > > > > And didn't Mazda...
• Re: WBX oil pressure with/without cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:57:53 -0400
  ...Five of the six shells were missing most or all of the top layer of babbitt, and much of it was laying in the...
• Re: LPG availability and compatibility in Europe
  Historical mailing list - jdd
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:40:48 -0400
  ...eines Adapters. Schweizer Gasflaschen mit Druckregler k�nnen gemietet werden. Info: Shell Gas, Telefon 0041/327587555. Slowenien Deutsche Gasflaschen und Tanks werden aufgef�llt...
• Re: : Snow Tire Recommendation- re studs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 17:01:20 -0500
  ...Comments, anyone? > > mcneely > > ---- Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote: > > Toyo makes a fine snow tire that has embedded walnut shell pieces. Legal > > year round...
• Re: Dash removal Instruction for all of you ready to fix your heater
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:30:40 -0500
  ...With the dash out you can now see the >heater unit shell. > >a. Fastening clips: Check to see if there are black metallic clips...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:15:38 -0500
  ...Tell you >> what, next time you have something to sell and take the time to advertise >> it >> and shell out the bucks to have...
• Re: Spark Plug Options for 2.1 WBX - SUMMARY
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:18:28 -0700
  The biggest difference between the W7CC and W7CC0 (that's right - itsa zero) is the design and characteristics of the insulator shell portion near...
• Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:49:57 -0500
  ...The 'cab tire' wire outer shell is usually thick enough to withstand the elements by itself. Then run an additional pair wires (I use...
• Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:22:17 -0800
  ...Health > benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at > about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:04:45 -0600
  ...Water can actually puddle in the >> muffler and if hollow, the catalytic converter shell as well. When you drive >> it, are you driving it...
• Re: inspection worries redux
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 12:25:38 -0700
  ...I was hit by somebody with an >uninsured vehicle - I had to shell out a $1000 deductible because >the other driver was un-insured...
• '72 Camper (non-Westy) FS in Milwaukee
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  20 Oct 96 20:15:15 EDT
  ...It has a permanent fiberglas shell that adds about 32" to the height of the van (the only really negative thing about this van...
• Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:45:52 -0700
  ...just fine, solid, no buzzing.� And it >fits the factory plastic shell on the door panel.� Of course no >problem with the window cranks...
• Re: Oil and Coolant Reccomendations
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:34:26 -0500
  ...I use Shell or Castrol. > > I'm still using Blue coolant but Allan makes a good pitch. > > A surfactant like Redline Water Wetter ( I...
• Re: Vanagon versus Lazy Daze motor home
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 01:40:45 -0500
  ...How many large campers, or seagoing boats or lake pleasure boats have you seen sitting in driveways? How many truck camper shells have you...
• ( Friday)
  Historical mailing list - L.V.Bauer
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 08:39:45 -0700
  ...the cabinet was a razor made from a bone handle, two shells honed >to a hollow ground edge were fastened on to its end...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:01:37 -0500
  ...in a box..caps not on their repsective rods . > old bearing shells there too. > and ...the threads for the cap bolt in one of...
• Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:40:39 -0800
  ...Health > benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at > about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might...
• REPORT -- '79 stripped!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 0:21:48 EDT
  ...As the bus became more of a shell, we became more intense in our parts stripping activity. We stripped most bits from the dash...
• Disassembling the DOA 87 Syncro (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  04 Mar 1996 13:50:13 EST
  ...The DOA Syncro resembled but a shell of its former self. Special bonus points were awarded for anything with "AUSTRIA" marked next to the...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:59:16 -0800
  ...Water can actually puddle in the >>> muffler and if hollow, the catalytic converter shell as well. When >>> you drive >>> it, are you driving it...
• Re: A 2009 Heads Up
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:31:38 -0800
  ...had a usb drive come adrift from it's hard plastic shell -- due to forgetting it was there and setting computer on it's...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:28:20 -0500
  ...Tell you >>> what, next time you have something to sell and take the time to advertise >>> it >>> and shell out the bucks to have...
• Re: turbo or supercharger addition?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 22:10:13 -0400
  ...Bel Ray and other fully synthetic race oils developed by the Shell's Exxons that are not for public consumption. There is some controversies...
• Re: [Syncro] Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:17:17 -0700
  ...The trick here is that what they call an evaporator is the entire unit, with heat exchanger, plastic shell, vent outlets, fan, etc. What...
• So whats the procedure-- ATTORNEYS --<grrrr>
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:11:28 -0400
  Okay, hackles up. : ) Bill, you've declared war on my profession, so prepare to be shelled. <First salvo away> To quote Bill, who is...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 09:40:31 -0600
  ...BTW, in the past you have recommended Shell Rotatella. Is the Joe Gibbs oil better? In what way? mcneely ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question? NOW What's next?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:07:06 -0500
  ...Even towing the 91 automatic shell back home, I got 15 despite all this other crap going on. The engine has never died or...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 05:48:56 -0500
  ...OK, what dilution ratio > > shell I use? How good is it with the aluminum? > > Zoltan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug" <vanagons@cox.net> > > To: "Zolly...
• Re: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:48:57 -0700
  ...Eventually I want to install a poptop camper shell and the > bigger hole seems the way. Glad to hear someone has already done it...
• Re: Syncro buyers love rust?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:02:38 -0500
  ...shot, rear lid and slider both rusted out on the inner >>shells, >>nose like swiss cheese...nah, this one ain't restorable unless someone...
• FS in NZ: 84 Caravelle and 93 Microbus 2.5i, or swap for Split-windshield
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:27:19 +1200
  ...Other items I'd like: -T3 shell on wheels for some lower body sections, can be severely damaged so long as it's towable...