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• Re: Front coolant hose and alloy wheels (mounting bigger spare in carrier)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:48:42 EDT
  In a message dated 4/19/05 11:14:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jrunberg@MAC.COM writes: > ) was to sell the alloy spare...
• FW: Re: Old Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:55:19 -0700
  The spare on mine is an original Continental. Chuck Anderson '86 GL -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• 15" alloy wheels with a 14" steel spare (?)
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:35:20 -0700
  ...Upgraded to 15" South African VW alloy wheels and tires BUT still a 14" steel wheel with 185 R 14 in the spare tire...
• Re: 14" spare on 15" syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:36:16 -0400
  ...14" spare on 15" syncro? > Hey all. I put 15" Rheins on the other day, with Michelin Agilis > tires. I > think they look pretty...
• RE: Road Trip From Hell
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 17 Jul 95 11:47:04 EDT
  ...Regarding carrying a spare right-front spindle, I think spare parts are magic. I have never broken anything I had a spare one of...
• Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:40:46 -0400
  Can someone please tell me the correct size of bolt for the Spare Tire Cover, under the front of the Car on an '86...
• Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:21:33 -0400
  ...Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd > Can someone please tell me the correct size of bolt for the Spare Tire > Cover, under the front...
• Re: Those bars over the spare tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 22 May 2002 17:50:53 -0700
  Yes - they can be removed, but you will need to use bolts to hold the hinges for the spare tire carrier "pan". Remove the...
• tire rotation on syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 04 Nov 1996 15:59:26 -0500
  Mark asks: >Is there any risk in putting my brand new spare on when the other tires >have about 10K miles on them? It...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:49:23 -0800
  Kent Christensen wrote: > > I always thought people did this on the old vans mostly to move the > weight of the spare to the front...
• Re: Another "upgrade" completed
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 00:08:01 -0400
  ...It is more than enough to carry a spare tire. The spare tire carrier is NOT supposed to act as a skid plate (there...
• spare tire compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 23:24:30 -0700
  ...My current spare is 185R14 (diameter 25.7"). I am wondering if using this spare for a short drive in case I were to...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:47:08 -0800
  ...I would rather carry a spare gallon of drinking water which can fill the radiator just as readily. BenT
• Alloy wheels fit in spare tire carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Feddersen
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 21:10:57 -0400
  Hi, Trying to put spare alloy tire (87 Weekender) back into spare tire carrier after taking it all apart during radiator work. Now I...
• Anyone have a spare 022D ECU In Mesa, AZ
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley (WV)
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:14:25 -0700
  Anybody have a spare 022D ECU that can be borrowed? I need to do an experiment.
• Re: ALWAYS CARRY A SPARE ALT. BELT!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 01:30:15 -0600
  A plan I like is to INSTALL the spare (new) belt. Keep the used one as a spare.Make sure it is good enough...
• Re: Flat and spare tire carrier woes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:02:35 -0700
  David M wrote: > > I recently got my first flat tire and had to change the wheel. > The spare carrier nut was rusted and the...
• Re: How old is your spare?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:15:33 -0700
  ...I have the spare tire and the carrier out of Dixie on account of installing a new rad to go with the new motor...
• re: Extra Gas
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 20:25:29 CST
  ...Doughnut Gas Tank, item # A2900 - $70, 11470 Main Road little metal spare gas tank that fits into Clarence, NY 14031 the spare tire (1...
• Re: Westy Lean
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 9 Feb 2021 10:22:45 -0700
  ...In retrospect, I should have put the spare tire on the other side. It is the Westy World heavy-duty bumper and spare tire...
• Re: Spare tire mounted on vanagon nose?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 21:44:25 -0500
  ...Spare tire mounted on vanagon nose? > Hello from Atlanta...Is it possible to mount the spare tire on the front of > our Vanagons, like...
• Re: Danger with 14" spare when remaining tires are 15"?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 12:10:44 -0700
  Most sedans and lift back type vehicles, and some SUVs these days are sold new with "donut" spares. The recommendation for those is don...
• Re: FS in Austin-Spare Tire Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:17:00 -0700
  people may want to know there are three versions of this spare tire holder. the difference is in the front bracket where the bolt...
• Re: Spare won't fit
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 14:16:04 -0400
  ...The door tire pressure sticker shows both 185 and 205 tires, but it looks like the rods that hold the spare are too low...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:37:12 -0700
  Speaking of spare ECUs, I have some that I've been getting ready to list on the samba. 1) brand new 2.1 ECU...
• kirkland tires
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 16:07:46 -0600
  I bought my van with 5 new kirkland tires (one new spare). I need new front tires so i want to use the new...
• Re: Spare Tire Goes Flat
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:03:51 -0700
  Hello, Thanks for all of the replies. I bought an appropriate used tire much newer than my failed spare. Thanks, Mike
• Mounting Spare on the rear of my van?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:26:06 -0800
  Anyone know of a mount for the rear of my 83 diesel that will hold my spare? Dave
• spare tire stowage quiz...
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:10:01 -0400
  Do you stow your spare tire: a) hub side up b) hub side down c) doesn't matter Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: Tire size(s) that fits into clam shell
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 5 Jul 2022 07:58:16 -0400
  ...Factory also says 195R14 is acceptable, and that's what >> my >>> tires including spare are. The spare fits in the carrier fine. If you...
• Re: Old Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:50:17 -0800
  Call me names if you wish, but I am driving around with a 21 year old spare tire. With the amount of experience it...
• Re: 5Re: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:34:08 -0600
  ...That one I keep 4 excellent tires on, and the crappy compact spare that came with it. So, that one gets a 4 tire...
• Re: was 15" Tires for Westy-Now Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:36:09 -0700
  however, width-wise ........a 205/65 R 156 C won't fit in earlier vanagon spare tire clamshell. One would in your van though...
• Westy Lean
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 8 Feb 2021 18:35:46 +0000
  Dear Vanagon-Types In the last year I added a spare tire mount to the driver side of the rear bumper of my 85...
• "city" lights and alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:40:59 -0500
  ...I = have a steel wheel for the spare tire. It seems as though a lot of you = have an alloy wheel for you spares...
• 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 12:55:20 -0400
  ...Are there issues with a larger tire fitting in the spare carrier? i figured I'd ask first before getting a rude suprise. Tom...
• Re: ran out of Gas...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:48:56 -0700
  Can't help you with the spare tire can, but I always keep a couple of one liter camp fuel bottles in my Westy...
• 5Re: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 11:59:52 -0800
  ...Oh and the spare is always crap so I usually replace it with the best take-off. I do agree though that when tires...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 21:48:48 -0700
  ...Really? I suppose those foolish CIS-E, Digifant and Motronic fans travel without spares? Come on, I can take a spare Digifant brain, a...
• spare alloy rim in Vancouver, Wa
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:59:29 -0800
  Hi Folks, I have a spare alloy rim available in Vancouver, Washington off of my 1991 GL spare. I have no need for it...
• Re: 15" alloys and 14" spare
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 07:00:08 EST
  If you put 205x65x15 tires and the spare 205x70x14 the outer diameter should be close to the same. Robert [text/html]
• Re: 85 1.9, Intermittent stall then no start but does crank ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:30:50 -0700
  ...The conclusion So after it started up on the tow truck sunday night I bought a spare ICM and I already had a spare...
• Re: Flat and spare tire carrier woes
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 00:37:30 EDT
  In addition to pulling the spare tire tay and lubing the hinge and catch as well as using ANTISIEZE on the bolt,I fashioned...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:33:51 -0700
  ...I told him I used the 14" wheel and spare > because I didn't think the 15" would fit in the spare tire carrier...
• Carrying Spares
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 07:33:21 -0400
  When it comes to carrying spare, it depends on where I'm going, the milage on the parts, and the tools that will be...
• Spare Gas Can - was Re: LONG gear report and travelogue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:24:21 EST
  ...It now resides snugly in the center of my Audi 5000T SpaceSaver Spare in the front spare holder in the vanagon. The spare is...
• spare engines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 11:03:10 -0400
  Steve Johnson says if you are thinking of taking a spare engine on the Brick Trek, maybe you should just install it. Two comments...
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 22:41:21 -0700
  ...i think my spares were like $5 for two (with the washer). > > i THINK a lug bolt from the front wheels will also work...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:24:50 -0700
  ...After unloading he decided to park in a different spot > and the van would crank fine but not start. ..... > Installed his spare ECU from...
• Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 May 2002 08:01:06 -0700
  ...Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro?? > > > Can someone tell me the size of the bolt that holds > > the spare tire carrier on an...
• spare tire window wash
  Historical mailing list - Charley Sever
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 16:05:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...I have heard of one solution that involved connecting the spare tire air valve to the resivoir. I assumed the spare tire was on...
• Re: Front Spare Tire Mount for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 14 May 2002 15:09:03 -0400
  >>I am wondering if anyone might possess information on >>mounting the spare tire on a 1980 Vanagon on the front >>of the bus instead...
• Re: Bolt size
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:21:38 -0700
  I have a spare what's your address Bob Donalds Boston Engine ----- Original Message ----- From: "JAIME E FORERO" <jforero@SBCGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 15:04:56 -0700
  The vanagon spare tire laying flat right up front like that is there to absorb energy when you run into something. Rob Vwrobb@gmail...
• Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 2 May 2017 12:27:27 -0700
  ​RE: Spares An alternator regulator/brush pack. Most failures of the alternator are worn brushes. A 15 minute fix.​
• Spare for 15" wheel, with front big brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:10:24 -0700
  Has anyone found a narrow spare that would fit in the tray? maybe from an old passat or something?
• Re: Front Spare Tire Mount for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 14 May 2002 14:15:26 -0700
  I've seen plenty of vanagons with a front mounted spare. Saw one today. There must be a mounting kit. William
• WTB: 15" vanagon rim
  Historical mailing list - Tom LaLanne
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:05:09 -0700
  I'm looking for a 15" rim to use for my spare tire. Anyone have a spare one they want to sell? Tom LaLanne
• Re: Tire size(s) that fits into clam shell
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:26:41 +0200
  ...Factory also says 195R14 is acceptable, and that's what my > tires including spare are. The spare fits in the carrier fine. If you...
• Re: Tire size(s) that fits into clam shell
  Historical mailing list - Rick N
  Mon, 4 Jul 2022 21:05:27 -0700
  ...Factory also says 195R14 is acceptable, and that's what > my > > tires including spare are. The spare fits in the carrier fine. If you...