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• Re: Big Brake options...Front Brakes do 80%
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:07:24 +0000
  ...Don’t forget those studies factored in a front heavy, front engined vehicle and not the approximate 52/48 F/R weight ratio of...
• Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:40:49 -0400
  Eine Gross Bus! On 8/27/10, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > My '76 VW LT35 has the engine in front between the...
• Re: Wind Noise
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:39:28 -0400
  If you add the front gaskets, you will also need to add the rear window exhaust vents, and you should block off the air...
• front brake job -how to do a bad job
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:46:40 -0700
  posting this to remind others not to be an idiot like me when doing front brake job. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/09/19...
• Front table mounting bracket needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 09:16:09 -0500
  Hi All, Any one have a used front table mounting bracket they want to sell? I'd like to put one on the passenger...
• Re: Middle front seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 01:00:04 EST
  << Has anyone devised a solution for a middle seat up front between the driver nd passenger seat? is something quality made commercially? >> why bother...
• Re: front westfalia sticker
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:06:01 EDT
  ...Daylight Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: > I'm considering "upgrading" my Westfalia with a front "Westfalia" sticker on > the front of the luggage rack.
• bad bolt head on front syncro cv
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 22:51:12 -0500
  I'm attempting to remove the front diff-VC from an 87 syncro. Unfortunately, I discovered to my dismay that one of the front...
• Re: Front end seems wrong (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:05:35 -0600
  What's the load rating on those front tires? On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, Tony Polson wrote: > ----------Forwarded message ---------- > References: <s0066a5d.066@ns1.hawkcomputing...
• FS: Rare OEM Vanagon front rubber floorcovering and walkthru section
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 23:40:55 EDT
  ...imagine your front carpet, and walkthru section carpet, but in rubber. thats what this is. molded to fit the contours of the front floor...
• Re: Use heater core from different vehicle for front heat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:36:26 -0400
  The Vanagon front heater core is simply huge. About 50% larger than the rear or that of most cars. A good radiator shop may...
• Re: Front window screens and pop top rain fly
  Historical mailing list - Pierre Monette-Dorais
  Sun, 13 May 2007 21:21:06 -0400
  Hi Dave and everybody, For your front window screens, you may want to try this really cheap and ingenious idea! I will sure try...
• Re: squeaky front end-TEMPORARY fix
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:25:08 -0400
  I am not at the position financially to replace worn bushings on the front of my vanagon with 237k so I used PB Blaster...
• Re: a really cool VW
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 09:08:41 -0500
  ...They king of look like a Type III in the front end, and have a sliding door on the front, much as a Bubble...
• KYBs - why no GasAdjust on the front?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 13:59:46 -0800
  ...The rear of the van is noticeably higher than the front, both when empty and loaded. Also, the fronts can be "bottomed out" quite...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:58:46 -0800
  ...Bleeding the front radiator > > I have an 87 GL 2.1, I totally agree with Dennis, DON'T warm the engine > first, no need...
• Re: Depressing Fender bender Need right front passenger side tirn signal assembly with orange lens & other
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:18:00 -0700
  ...front right passenger side body metal from from just above the headlights to the wrap around to the doors, and following the front seam...
• Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:29:02 -0500
  Uh, Daryl has been selling LSDs for the front diff for a while. When I got mine he didn't yet have the locking...
• Re: Anybody parting out late model (2.1) Vanagon FRONT END?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:18:27 -0500
  I am currantly stripping a 90 van left front nuckle is gone what do you need Bob Donalds ----- Original Message ----- From: "kevin obrien" <kevindobrien...
• Front bumper, homemade
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 11:15:58 -0700
  I posted some pics of the painted front bumper. Mostly made from 1/4" 6061 aluminum, some bits are 5052. All was scrap bits...
• rusty front axle
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 19:00 EDT
  ...I got out and looked underneath and realized that the support on the drivers side of the front axle beam was totally rusted out...
• Re: A Westy awning (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:35:53 -0700
  ...That would have put the front bracket on the front door. By mounting lower, I could put the front bracket in the area where...
• Re: Left front brake caliper
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:34:58 -0700
  ...Left front brake caliper Well, in Roseburg with a left front broken brake caliper? Any ideas or does anyone have one? Thanks, Andree
• Syncro Front Diff Mount
  Historical mailing list - Luke Plaizier
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:32:44 -0700
  Does anyone want to sell me a Front Differential Housing Mount for an '87 Syncro? This is the two-half rubber bushing + bolt + top...
• Front Black Metal Bumper .. Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Larry C Chase
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 13:41:09 -0800
  Folks, I'm looking for a "FRONT OE Black Metal Bumper" for my 85 Westy. Will trade or purchase. Needs to be structurally perfect...
• Depressing Fender bender Need right front passenger side tirn signal assembly with orange lens & other
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:12:54 -0700
  85 GL please pmail me if you can ship today usp/fedex 1-right front bumper cap 1-right front turn signal assembly (3...
• Fiberglass bumpers for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:01:25 -0700
  ...It has the black fiberglass bumpers front and rear. The front is in pretty good and the rear is in very good condition. rear...
• Re: On weight
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:20:14 -0600
  My fronts wear faster than my rears too, Jake. The thing that's not being taken into consideration in your assessment is the effect...
• Re: Water on floor, passenger front
  Historical mailing list - Mike Griffiths
  Wed, 18 May 2016 15:33:40 -0400
  ...Water on floor, passenger front Hi all, If you're around Virginia, you know it's been raining for 40 days and 40 nights...
• Re: positioning of headrests.../ frontal collisions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 18:23:17 -0800
  ...In a head-on, I would think the SUV would win because of the greater crushable mass area in front. How did your Vanagon...
• Re: FS: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:59:50 -0400
  ...rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, > fits all including westys > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >for sale. rare 2 person bench front...
• Re: Transmission question AND front axle solution opportunity
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:12:05 -0400
  ...For the front axle are we talking a shaft to a wheel or the center drive shaft? Center drive shaft likely has vibration problems...
• Re: Tire pressure question (again)
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:48:00 -0700
  ...Always shows lower pressure in front tires than rear. Not as big of a pressure difference between front and rear as the 2wd door...
• Water on floor, passenger front
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 18 May 2016 14:03:49 -0400
  ...I've noticed a small amount of water on the front passenger floor mat of my van, under the left side of the glove...
• Re: Which is taller Syncro.org Syncro or 85 2wd Westy front springs?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:36:52 -0400
  My 85 measured at 18 inches up front. Other 85s measured a little less. 2009/11/1, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>: > As the...
• Re: which cylinder is #1 and which is #4?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:58:11 +0200
  ...That is: #1 = front right, #2 = rear right, #3 = front left, #4 = rear left. Remember, left is left, and front is front, even if...
• Re: Front seats...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 04:13:07 EDT
  ...Can I "rotate" my front seats? That is, put the front passenger seat on the drivers side and vise-versa. It appears that I...
• Re: saggy westfalia butt
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:01:27 -0500
  ...Also, the weight of the driver and passenger is entirely on the front axle. A van that sits level with both front seats occupied...
• Re: Syncro diff problem/part number research/shocks/wheelwell
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 02:51:48 EDT
  ...How do like having a lockable front diff ? Bye, Michael Modl. 87 syncro.
• Re: Leveling shims. Success report and mistakes to avoid.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:22:42 -0800
  After re-inflating my Air Lift balloons in the rear springs I discovered that the left rear shim fix did NOT correct the front...
• FS: fibeglass bumper set
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:10:36 -0800
  ...The front is in good shape but has a small crack on the right front corner. The front also has the lower air dam...
• Rebuild Westy from front and rear clips?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:52:32 +0000
  ...It has been rear-ended, but front 2/3rds look good. The owner had originally intended to transfer westy roof and interior to a...
• cost of replacing front window
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:33:55 -0800
  Can someone give me a range of prices for the cost of a new front window and installation for a vanagon? Anyone know of...
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 15 May 2007 12:12:33 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/front_heater_valve.htm Don't forget to clamp the hose before and after the valve, if not, well, coolant...
• Radius arm bushings. Which one on front?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:27:15 -0700
  ...I'm in the middle of front end assembly. Does the radius arm bushing with lip that fits in hole go on the frontside...
• pop top seal replacements
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 13:51:08 -0700
  The seal around the pop top and between the front rack appears to be one piece, with a separate seal for the front rack...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:56:44 -0400
  ...Mike Clint Kolda wrote: > Do these seals fill the gap between the front edge of the door and the front end? Do they make...
• Re: Front shock installation
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:07:27 -0700
  FYI - Book time to overhaul the both sides of the front suspension is 7.4 and doesn't include time to align. ----- Original Message...
• WTB Front License Plate Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ayers
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:07:24 -0500
  Hi all, I need to buy a front license plate bracket for my '88 Westy. It has the fiberglass bumbers. The original fell off...
• Syncro front diff.
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Phillips
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 21:03:31 -0800
  How do I know if my front diff is actually engaging correctly? This may sound silly but I really don't know. I haven...
• Re: 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 01:47:54 -0600
  ...Since it swivels, it can be used as front or rear facing (or sideways if you want to emulate the front seating experience of...
• Re: Bench Seat, Reasons, Child Seats, other things.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 01:47:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I imagine that front bucket covers could be used, but a little adaptation would be required. Regards, Jim Davis
• Need '84 Front Anti-Sway Bar?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:11:53 -0400
  ...I happened to be looking underneath my bus today after a trip, and lo and behold my right side front sta-bar end link...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:03:53 -0600
  ...However the front outer CV is a totally different animal. On VolksCafe's site the front outer CV kit is $174.95... The front...
• interior parts, FREE!, etc
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:21:34 -0700
  ...2- front, Westy plaid, decent, armless, free! 2- front, tan vinyl, decent, armless, free! 1- middle, tan vinyl, decent, free! 1- front, Westy plaid...
• Front Suspension Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 19:44:22 -0500
  I purchased an entire front end bushing/tie rod/ball joint set for my Van. The Bentley lists several specialty tools for removing/pressing...
• Re: syncro owners - front diff mount question/survey
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:06:55 -0700
  so do you have the spacers up front or not? alistair On 19-Jun-10, at 11:50 AM, Jay lefstein wrote: speaking of...
• Re: Front tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:39:30 -0700
  ...told me that they couldn't get the thing to specs, and > that > the rig would require some front-end work. So I'm...
• Re: 87 syncro westy maiden voyage and bad news
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:14:20 -0700
  As was mentioned, if the rear end scrubs, it is not the front Viscous Coupling (VC), as the VC affects the front wheels. And...
• Re: Sweet 71 Panel FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:03:14 EDT
  ...They only had the front 2? yup. just like American contractors vans. 2 front seats and a headliner up front and nothing in the...