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• Carbon Fiber Top
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 19:21:50 -0700
  ...Use surfboard polyester resin, it's clear. If you go the west system type epoxy, then you'll need to clear coat with a...
• Re: Rain-X .... What's your experience?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:20:52 -0400
  ...On my Golf in heavy rain, if i'm not driving fast enough to clear the water quickly, I use slow speed intermittent. :) Sudhir...
• Radio problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Sep 94 10:09:31 EDT
  ...a) poor AM pickup across the board - but the rare signals that do come in are quite clear. b) on FM a low-pitched...
• Re: New Member and questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:52:19 -0800
  ...Any experience installing and using the clear front turn signals I need one and am considering the clear "Euro" style? > > > > Also I am going...
• Re: Syncro coolant dist. Tower, was Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 20 May 2014 21:23:54 -0700
  Only if guy can get sapphire glass windows. BenT sent from my electronic leash > On May 20, 2014, at 8:37 PM, Alistair Bell...
• Re: total seal ring end gap on 95mm pistons?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 21:44:28 -0700
  ...The outside edge of the ring sits flat/perpendicular with the side clearance surfaces (checked it by laying it on a glass surface, then...
• Re: head studs - when to replace?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:59:43 -0700
  ...Like with a magnifying glass even. If it was me ..and they look fairly decent...I'd probably leave well enough alone. I also...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:00:14 -0400
  ...Was set up for maximum economy of showering though, not for getting a glass of water from. Should have worked, though - and you could...
• Re: Friday Sneaky plan for advanced van drive revealed
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:17:24 -0600
  ...axis paddle wheel suspended on a needle bearing inside a clear decorative glass envelope, not unlike a light bulb. When exposed to the sun...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:16:24 -0700
  ...I’ll double check his against these measurements and then create them. >> >> I have clear stock and a frosted piece. I might make a...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:29:50 -0700
  ...Regardless, I clearly need to up my game! > > I plan to do a final version of a plate in plexi glass; I installed a...
• [Fwd: Re: Cool Yellow Headlight Lenses]
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gurney
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:08:36 -0400
  ...i've got white/clear foglights and have found that if you position > them correctly (low enough), they work fine. i didn't like...
• Re: Westy insulation removal
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:14:20 EDT
  ...If these problems are fixed with silicone (clear) inside the window seals (both glass & body sides) new gaskets on the outlets (with sealer) and...
• Re: Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:07:31 +0000
  ...Sorry I wasn't clear enough in my description. All I have is the housing and the motor assembly that includes a white-ish...
• �Help from M�xico!
  Historical mailing list - David I. Tanzer
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 09:12:57 -0400
  ...It's the piece of metal attached to the bottom of the glass in that picture. Coby has ordered a new piece of glass...
• Re: Refrigerator Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 08:39:23 PDT
  ...It cools on 110v and 12v, I can see a nice fat spark through the sight glass, but there has never been any flame...
• Re: Dramatically Improving AC capacity
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 12:05:34 -0800
  ...too much hassle from the > cops and i prefer to be able to see clearer at night out of those > windows. tint the rear...
• Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 08:39:55 -0400
  ...The only caution I have is keep it off glass since it is hard to remove. Harold Harold Teer 1991 Westy -- VANGAUX Harrisonburg, VA...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding- Simple LOW cost Method
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 10:33:19 EST
  ...To get about a 3 foot piece of 3 mm vacuum line and a tall glass jar. Put one end of the hose on...
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 05:28:22 -0700
  ...This thing was dent free, clean > >in and out, garage kept, all good glass, original unused spare, etc. I > >have become hardened to seeing...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:27:23 +0000
  ...If the LED panel light isn't working, the little sight glass is very hard to see flame on many. The sure fire way...
• Re: R-134A retrofit (JC WHIPME content)
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 19:35:23 -0500
  ...5.) Refrigerant scale (this is handy for R-134a, because you can't just charge until the sight glass clears) ~$150-$450. So, unless...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:47:01 -0500
  ...The windshield must remain clear, excepting a sunshade strip that may be installed across the top of the windshield. That too varies state to...
• Re: Burping gas tank filler problem solved!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:47:16 -0700
  ...cover side, grease on the head side Carb/FI gaskets - dry Glass gaskets - silicon windshield sealer or roofing tar (wet-patch) Vanagon fuel tank...
• Re: AC Output Temp
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:58:11 -0400
  ...t really go through the system, but > now the site glass is clear, no bubbles. > > We were hoping to get ~45 degrees out of...
• Re: Windshields
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 23:17:25 -0800
  Are you serious ? A made in china vanagon windshield ?? Windshields come 3 ways, clear, tinted, and shaded at the top. They are *all* tinted...
• Re: Sliding door's slider (window)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:32 -0500
  ...Then insert it from underneath and turn with 1/4 wrench due to clearance. Be careful not to over tighten. I normally use loctite...
• Re: AC Output Temp
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:11:38 -0700
  ...t really go through the system, but >now the site glass is clear, no bubbles. > >We were hoping to get ~45 degrees out of...
• Re: still uncovering things in workshop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:25:55 -0800
  ...His glass house was built by child labour. I have photographic evidence that clearly shows his Dickensian labour practices. On a more positive note...
• Re: Has anybody gotten their van painted?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:31:40 -0500
  ...A single stage paint is cheaper than base coat-clear coat, and less work but it won't last as long. Polyurethane paint is...
• Re: Hey, I so excited
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 May 2015 18:17:04 -0700
  ...The cubes just about survive the time it takes to get the glass to your mouth. That darned volume to surface area relationship! And...
• Fiberglass top enhancement
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Mon, 21 Oct 96 16:06:38 -0500
  ...what i DID find was a product called "Instant Glass Cote" made by Starbright. it is an acrylic-urethane clearcoat that easily applies with...
• Re: Sum Roofs in a 1991 GL?
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 17:48:19 -0700
  ...We were considering using the small square popu/removable roof vents, as used occasionally in van conversion for the rear area. (glass, sunroof style...
• Re: Nice set of Vanagon Alloys on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Joe Volpe
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 14:49:40 -0500
  ...Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI >> / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- >>| (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org >> \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the >> |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:24:24 -0700
  ...Best to put a small clear hose on the clutch slave bleeder screw and bleed it into a glass jar. This helps you see...
• Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:41:20 -0700
  I am clearing out many of my larger Vanagon parts.� I have the following items- GL Velour Front Seats- 2 late '80s Gray with...
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:30:36 +1200
  >The sad thing was that such a clean and clearly recently well loved >Westy ended up at a bone yard like it did. I...
• Re: Headlights get condensation
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 08:47:01 -0500
  ...Remember, never touch the bulb glass when installing. Your oils from your hand will vaporize and make a haze on the inside of the...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 15:41:22 -0400
  ...Chris On 7/13/05, Adam Thacker <adam@thacker.ca> wrote: > The Tint place I talked to said they need clear access to the...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:56:52 -0400
  ...Between the glass and Fiberglas roof our vans to get hot inside. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2010, at 11:30 PM...
• Re: Re[2]: Windshield Wipers Summary
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 21:14:50 -0500
  ...When I drove the truck home later that night I was amazed at the clearness of my windows. Never would have believed it had...
• Re: Paint preparation resource - sources
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 18:58:39 -0400
  ...Then a base coat followed by a clear coat. See link to my restoration completed in 2006 (no rust has returned!) https://www.dropbox...
• Speaking of water runoff...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 08:57:50 -0400
  ...clear silicone, between my wind shield and the rubber window seal. I put a small screw driver in between the seal and the glass...
• Re: replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 13:06:35 -0800
  ...I was just going to have a > buddy hold the glass up in place firmly while I pull on the rope. I will > have...
• Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:48:49 -0700
  I am clearing out many of my larger Vanagon parts.� I have the following items- GL Velour Front Seats- 2 late '80s Gray with...
• Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:54:20 -0700
  I am clearing out many of my larger Vanagon parts.� I have the following items- GL Velour Front Seats- 2 late '80s Gray with...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:46:32 -0700
  ...And to be clear, by "lighted fuses" I meant the type that when they fail, they glow. The added LED lights in the storage...
• Re: vanagon flashback
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Nov 2017 19:24:58 -0400
  ...Or, maybe a few glasses of wine. Eric > On Nov 2, 2017, at 8:01 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca> wrote: > > Eric...
• Re: Cataract surgery on my bus?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:17:57 -0400
  ...Pick up the phone and call a local auto glass place and let them do it. I have said this more than a few...
• My bus parts Stolen!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 08:36:48
  ...removed all glass, jacked up busses, removed bumpers, pulled steering wheels, etc. Took everything but engines and trannies. These people clearly had splitties and...
• Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 20:02:27 -0800
  ...melt the fusable metal link and clear the circuit. That's when I agree that ceramic or glass cartridges are safer than plastic. Actual...
• Re: Safari windows for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 17 May 2012 10:14:03 -0700
  ...I see that dark area which looks like reinforcement and also the wipers which appear redesigned to park below the glass. I also see...
• Re: STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler News
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 07:40:47 -0500
  ...I did find a glasspack-type muffler. This muffler looks like a larger glasspack, but it does have some internal baffling. This makes it...
• Re: HELP! Sliding window removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 4 May 2002 20:39:06 -0700
  ...I have the old wrecked sliding door in storage and want to remove the glass and throw out the rest of the door. Also...
• 1981 Vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 19:22:16 -0700
  ...we bought it that way), it doesn't leak and the glass and seals are in great shape. It's never been in a...
• Re: Clear Vision!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:33:54 -0500
  When driving in a rain, especially at night, clear vision is imperative. Problem is that road film builds up before it rains, and when...
• Re: Side Mirror Surfaces
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:33:58 -0700
  ...even > if they clear coated the silvered side it would never hold up nearly as > long as if the glass was exposed to the...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 12:33:36 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Red? I have known for some time i need new glasses.</P> <P>Do they sell the...
• AC Part II
  Historical mailing list - John Dorn
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 16:46:24 -0400
  ...I checked the evaporator fins to make sure they were clear (they were for the most part but I cleaned them a little more...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:53:32 -0800
  ...The flame, which > normally looks uniform and blue through the viewing glass, has a > clear glowing red portion. Also, the amount of heat escaping...