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• Re: vw tools?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:48 -0400
  ...Where are you gonna get a new stud when you break the one you have? IMHO, even using a nut and bolt through an...
• Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
  Historical mailing list - ALISTAIR BELL
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:14:31 -0700
  ...the slider door and one at the rear > edge, the roof area between is > >���� just roof skin and not of much > importance structurally, IMHO. >
• '85 Westie FS Granville, Ohio, $ 950
  Historical mailing list - Lon Herman
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:24:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...This is too nice a vehicle to chop up, IMHO, with an engine and mostly minor stuff, someone could have a nice westie. And...
• Re: should I buy it? (more information!)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:19:27 -0700
  have you ever owned a vanagon before? IMHO there are 3 types of owners: those who have lots of spare time to work on...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?<F>
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:50:18 -0500
  ...I was simply answering > IMHO what is the least expensive route. > > -- > BenT > 1989 Syncro 16 Doka 1.9td VW > 1985 Syncro Doka 2.1...
• Re: Video guides - Timing belts - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:32:47 -0400
  ...But for putting in a Subaru or Ford (or whatever) conversion, IMHO it's well worth the money to buy the kit from somebody...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 May 2009 10:34:16 -0700
  ...From my POV, and IMHO, the only "gotcha" I can think of, is that one has to find the used engine themselves. For me...
• Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:55:21 -0500
  ...Maybe I'll make one of those! IMHO, somebody should market a REASONABLY-PRICED, tiny, compression refridgerator unit. Those can be incredibly efficient - if...
• Re: Paint Job
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:26:43 -0800
  ...the shop and a two month completion quote is not unreasonable IMHO. It could be done faster if the shop were to work straight...
• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 10:16:31 -0500
  ...than it does with the type IV aircooled that preceded it imho). Let me know if you want my help. Anyone else who is...
• Refrigerate Oil
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 10:13:39 -0500
  ...almost can't touch it), but not just after 2 minutes. IMHO, may be you don't have enough refrigerate oil in your compressor...
• Re: Axle assembly vs Local Shop Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 08:10:54 -0700
  ...Functional, but certainly not ideal IMHO. This is why they are so much less expensive. That being said, there are a lot of different...
• Fixed Propane (profane?) Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:47:24 -0700
  ...the burner > grill or the air hole or piezo lighter stem. IMHO one > should clean out the chamber and the jet and clean off...
• Re: New cheap Costco tire found - Load C, BFG, 14"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 22:17:10 -0500
  ...Width=195 For years one of the best deals on tires IMHO was the Costco house brand light truck tire. They came in a...
• Re: Wheels, a different perspective?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:38:12 -0500
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > Having used both, Bilsteins run circles around KYBs. IMHO the KYBs are > harsh and have poor rebound control compared to the...
• Westfalia top color...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 10 May 2000 07:47:35 -0700
  ...anyway) b) A white top wouldn't look all that bad, IMHO, as the earlier Westfalias came that way. (and late Westfalias in silver...
• Re: Intro again
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:53:23 -0800
  ...Gives the interior a contemporary look IMHO. > > The downside of these things is they take a lot of freon to fill. That means > it...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Tires
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:06:15 -0400
  ...87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Tires > Tim Hannink wrote: > > > IMHO, you should use passenger car tires (proper ones) > > I wouldn't ever ( qualify - there may always...
• Re: 2.1 hose price deal
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:59:29 -0400
  ...500 for hoses will tow your vanagon a long distance home. IMHO spending this money is just like insurance... plane stupid Eric gary hradek...
• Re: travel routes: SLC, UT...
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:46:21 EDT
  ...Palace is much less than it's cracked > up to be, IMHO, and the coffee is stale). > > Next week or so - heading due west...
• Re: 31K for a vanagon? You must be mad -- or not.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:08:39 -0700
  ...Granted, there are many who have done much more 'adventure travel' than I, and my hats off to them, but IMHO beauty, adventure, and...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:29:31 -0700
  IMHO, you're overthinking it. The only problem here is that the cam is out of time. (Not an issue on the gas motor...
• Re: Ipod installation in your van
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 4 May 2006 21:49:19 -0400
  ...I > made a wooded support (quite nice IMHO, smooth shark fin like curve > with o ring acting as rubber band to hold stalk onto...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:45:04 -0500
  ...That is where they went wrong IMHO, sharing the same flashing light between 2 warning functions. The added function relies on an added "relay...
• Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:15:17 -0600
  ...see how it is, but I'm not optimistic about it. >> >>IMHO, external mounting would be ideal, but then you have to worry about...
• Re: Painting Carat: Maaco OK??
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:08:40 -0500
  ...show it or anything, so it would be a waste of $$ (IMHO) to spend $3K on the job. I know Maaco is not the...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:59:33 -0700
  ...fly off (at 106K Tom is riding on blind luck/faith IMHO). GoWesty and Bus Depot sell the OEM ones AFAIK (and I do...
• Re: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:48:57 -0700
  ...The often expressed desire by some for a removable kitchen is likely to fall into this category, IMHO. Stoves need propane tanks, sinks need...
• Re: Shock Advice Sought
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:51:07 -0700
  ...If they were a tiny bit firmer on rebound I'd reach Vanagon suspension nirvana. ;) IMHO, YMMV, etcetera On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at...
• RE: '83 vs. '77
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 16 May 1996 16:33:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They remedy the Vanagon's worst deficiency IMHO-- power-- leaving very few other deficiencies in an otherwise fine design. But next time, I'll...
• Re: oil additives (synthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:01:15 -0800
  ...you have decide if this difference in price is worth it. imho, it is.. definitely. My understandings is that currently , all synethics are pretty...
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 07:56:23 -0700
  ...Only downside is having to remove the racks to pop the top, worth it to be safe IMHO. I have carried plywood, two canoes...
• Re: Head ON ... bad names
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:19:41 +1300
  ...Same shell and doors.\ >And they should definitely get royalties from Toyota for the use of their >name, IMHO. Toyota?? >That's VW that...
• Re: rear wipers (was RE: Quick... Before my parents get home....
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:34:33 -0500
  ...worried about a windshield wiper? Besides, rear wipers are not necessary, IMHO. The rear window is vertical and rain doesn't collect on it...
• Re: new Tiico diesel
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:18:42 -0800
  ...My costs are small compared to a diesel project, (IMHO I think diesel engines are WAY overpriced these days..... ) My point: one has to...
• Re: for sale: 2.1 engine / 50 degree mounting hardware
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:12:53 -0700
  ...Posting your response to the List only serves to 'mark your territory' IMHO.;-) BenT sent from my electronic leash On Jul 11, 2011, at...
• Goodbye Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Thu, 11 Jul 96 10:17:31 CDT
  ...YES, I *would* get a vanagon if there were no aircooled busses! It's not a mechanical aptitude thing, IMHO. People who buy new...
• Re: Audi wheels!![long]
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:48:00 -0700
  ...This also raises a real interesting question >IMHO. My old quantum syncro and any Audi quattro and I assume mom's (ugh) >Subaru has...
• Re: Fan belt noise
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 12 May 2000 14:30:45 -0700
  ...your alternator is sound, there is no need for such "dressing" IMHO. The WD-40 trick is kinda like squirting carb cleaner at an...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Options
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:31:19 -0400
  ...Oil Drain Plug Options IMHO the single weakest point of the flat four engine is the oil drain plug. My brother in law once...
• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 16 May 2005 10:46:48 -0700
  ...shaft in place of the vc and will never look back. IMHO the vanagon should have had the manual decoupler all along. If it...
• Re: Royal Purple Motor Oil..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 11 May 2014 11:40:55 -0700
  ...John There are a LotOfFolks that say it is OneOfTheBest if not TheBest but IMHO it is not better enough to justify the Extra...
• Re: tracking #
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:54:12 -0700
  ...why trash one of our vendors on the list? Poor form, IMHO. > (Not you, Suds!) > > Gary > >> Date:� � Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:01:22...
• Re: Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...the older L-Jetronic analog system was much easier (imho) to fool with. maybe not as pollution-free, but easier. >Anyway, I am assuming...
• RE: Holiday Trek II
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 12:02:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...fix that, and it might stop you if you don't. IMHO your adventure has two parts: (1) Getting the bus home, and (2...
• Re: Speaking of tools...sharing the resources??
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Sat, 26 May 2001 11:02:49 -0700
  IMHO (in my humble opinion) this is a great idea -- some autoparts stores do this for special/occasional use tools - i'd like to...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:09:08 -0700
  ...the regulator (under the van) so turning the >stove on, really (IMHO) does little for the fridge supply of propane. Leaving the propane ON...
• Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 15:55:28 +0100
  ...Much more comfortable IMHO. No accounting for >>>>> taste. :-) >>>>> >>>>> Larry A. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com...
• Re: Holes In Tires
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 12:14:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...name tires on sale for $30 a pop? This is strictly IMHO, but I have always stuck to the Michelins for busses, because I...
• recorded long term success of JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 07:52:35 -0500
  ...Head treatment for pitting - recorded long term success of JB Weld > IMHO, the JB Weld serves very little purpose when doing the "cheap fix...
• Re: happy report about goods received from JordanVw
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:18:02 -0800
  ...the parts I had to offer which was dismissed even quicker. IMHO, having listees report both honorable and dishonest sellers helps use all. What...
• Re: (long)Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:42:44 -0700
  ...in this list that are useless are drl's and airbags > > IMHO, drl's are the worst safety feature anyone has come up with...
• Re: looking for dynamat feedback...
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:29:55 -0800
  ...But wood enclosures are better IMHO. b)Dynamant is WAY overpriced, google brown bread or QPads and you get away with less money spent...
• Re: gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Mon, 24 Oct 1994 21:57:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...All are of course IMHO and worth what you paid.... :-)= H Steven Dolan dworkin@netcom.com On Mon, 24 Oct 1994 moran@cs.utk...
• Re: fresh air cabin filter
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:12:17 -0500
  ...It would need to be cleaned or replaced regularly, but pulling the front grille is far easier than opening up the heater box, imho...
• Re: charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:36:10 -0700
  ...life-time. Anything to keep the battery cool(er) > will help.... IMHO > > Alternator Charging is pretty much limited to 'Bulk' charging. A float > charge...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:26:55 -0700
  Hi Robert, IMHO, $1500 would be fair for a reseal with used/rebuilt heads. Try and get the AMC heads and not the original...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 15:15:33 -0800
  ...The operation was successfull and have had no leaks so far. IMHO, these heads were designed so you could change these seals without removing...
• An apology (was: RE: Hot VWs Artical)
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 14:50:19 -0400
  ...There are three VW publications in this world that are, IMHO, worthless... Hot VWs, VW Trends and Chilton Manuals. It amazes me that the...
• Re: Light Inside Camper/cockpit lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 15:59:09 EDT
  ...The stock mounting piece made for a neater "stock" appearance IMHO. Problem is there is still no central way to turn on the inside...