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• Re: . Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:38:41 -0800
  ...to the Bilstein site do see these recommend B6 PERFORMANCE - SHOCK ABSORBER https://www.bilstein.com/us/en/product-search-detail/?ItemId=5627227506817883787&YearId...
• Re: Dometic AC/DC fridges
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 11:01:06 -0700
  ...In absorber models (like the Dometic, Eletrolux etc.) the circulation relies on a heat source (heat rises). This means that these fridges are only...
• Re: Answers about Tires and Handling
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:33:38 EST
  ...you down and cause a bouncier ride, perhaps requiring better shock absorbers, depending on how big you go. Weight distribution is also a factor...
• Re: Restoring/Insulating the Pop-Top
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 1 May 2001 08:44:37 -0700
  ...the shell on our pickup truck has a carpet-like lining that is both an absorber and a vapor barrier (according to the folks...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:49:20 -0500
  ...for the alternator, the Type IV drive line conversion and shock absorbers about 3" in diameter. If you see anything that I missed just...
• Re: cyl head temp gauge and sub-zero driving
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 15:51:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Steering (10W gear oil?) Shifting (same?) Frozen accelerator/parking brake cables? Where do shock absorbers go for the winter? Flat spotted tires? (especially 2...
• Re: '91 Vanagon engine fire
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 22:12:54 -0800
  ...cars and >the gas shocks in the bumpers and suspension shock absorbers.. Vanagons >don't have these (at least through 85 anyway). > >Gregg Carlen...
• Re: Mechanic recommendation around Pasadena?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 17 May 2001 17:13:19 EDT
  ...close to Pasadena ( > CA). > I need to replace the front shock absorbers on our '87 syncro. > Mario-- Bela's Forign Car 2525 N. San...
• Re: Skylight leak
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Mon, 29 May 2000 10:36:06 -0400
  ...Rubber washers were shock absorbers, and prevented fasteners from damaging plexi glass causing cracking or premature failure. I believe over time, various vibrations transmitted...
• Re: How Do You Know If Your Springs Need To Be Replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:20:39 -0400
  ...Remeber that a Shock absorber is like a friction device that limits a springs tendency to cyclically compress and expand. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone...
• >syncro< RE: front shocks question
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Wed, 6 Aug 97 12:45:00 UT
  ...16'' Peter Seikel in Freigericht near Frankfurt/Main recommends the "N" absorbers. He could give you a quote and also details about the technical...
• Re: '85 VANAGON GL BARGAINS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Late braking
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 00:34:14 -0400
  ...hanging on one's wall - $149.79 > > 6- FOUR ORIGINAL SHOCK ABSORBERS!!! - These dudes even have the ORIGINAL > under-coating on them! Am willing...
• Shocks and Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:56:02 +0000
  ...While shock absorbers do not function to lift or support the vehicle, your Bilstein HD Gas shocks when new did provide some upward lift...
• Re: '88 removing coil springs?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 19:56:20 EST
  ...By raising the jack slightly - enough to relieve the tension on the shock absorber - the lower shock bolt can be extracted and then the...
• 66 Splittie Westie Under attack from Crazy Texan
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:12:32 -0500
  ...for the alternator, the Type IV drive line conversion and shock absorbers about 3" in diameter. If you see anything that I missed just...
• The Dreaded PO
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 13:55:20 -0600 (MDT)
  ...To disguise this crime (against a then-brand-new $30-35 shock absorber, mind you), the PO put two big washers on each side...
• Re: Front Bumper (Syncros especially)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 17 Oct 1996 14:59:53 -0400
  ...also proposes -if I get this right- a massive silicon shock absorber between the bumper part of the body and the fiberglass bumper shell...
• Re: rear hatch shocks
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:15:46 -0400
  ...how to replace these at minimal cost? Hatch struts, like shock absorbers, are best replaced in pairs. If you use one good one and...
• Re: broken stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 20:42:44 -0500
  ...Wire welder) and mounted it in the drag link with a couple of shock absorber rubber pads and washers. That was a few years...
• Re: Cross winds and shock absorbers
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 May 2006 15:23:13 -0400
  Thanks for the comparisons and info Loren. Between rebuilding carb on Stihl trimmer and re-roofing garage, I hope to find time to check...
• Re: Very Technical Question on Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:01:52 -0500
  ...Very Technical Question on Shocks > Given these conditions: > Modern shock absorbers have variable damping rates depending on > where they > are in their travel. > The...
• Re: cyl head temp gauge and sub-zero driving
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 19:14:02 EDT
  ...oil?) > > Shifting (same?) > > Frozen accelerator/parking brake cables? > > Where do shock absorbers go for the winter? > > Flat spotted tires? (especially 2 blocks later when...
• Re: Interior noise, how much is normal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:49:19 -0800
  ...So far as the noise from the rear suspension, most likely candidate is a loose shock absorber mount, although mine has been making a...
• Re: front shock bolt
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:23:51 -0700
  ...ve broken the bolt which > holds the bottom of the shock absorber in place (Drivers side, if that > matters). I have a spare for...
• Shocks for '80 V6anagon
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Jan 1996 10:32:00 -0800 (PST)
  Anyone have a favorite brand/model of shock absorber for a Vanagon? The ones on my '80 V6anagon look ancient, and it has sort...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 14:57:52 -0600
  ...Thanks! On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Depending on the brand of shock absorber...
• Re: Shock Absorbers for Vanagon (2WD)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:31:17 -0800
  In my experience on two different cars the KYB Gas-A-Just shocks were way too hard on jounce and too soft on rebound...
• Re: Neat vanagon expedition accessory
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 16:15:33 -0700
  ...The spare tire will act as a shock > > absorber (slightly) while the fuel can will be fairly high up in the air. > > > > There have...
• Re: Shock Absorbers for Vanagon (2WD)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:10:49 -0800
  RE: KYB vs Bilstein At the chance I'll start a 'shock flame war' here I'm going to expand on my previous comment...
• Re: Shock Absorbers for Vanagon (2WD)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:46:54 -0700
  I just replaced my Bilstein Touring rear shocks w/ the HD's on my 2wd westy after the shocks both blew seals while negotiating...
• Re: Subaru Forester 2.5
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:07:03 -0800
  ...pulley replaced - Water pump replaced - Front and Rear struts replaced - Shock absorbers replaced - Radiator replaced On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 5:57 PM...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:59:42 -0700
  ...But as > far as unsprung weight, suspension loads, smooth ride, shock absorber loads > and performance, etc etc etc , all except maybe absolute roadholding forces...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:47:50 -0500
  ...With the heat absorber located beneath the cat converter, you could just get a Coleman stove burner to cook on it while at camp...
• Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:38:18 -0700
  ...same cupped steel washers for the upper bold >> > of >> the >> > shock absorbers. I went to a junk yard, open the hood, look, found >> > them...
• Re: FIRE!! How did it happen? How to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:36:09 -0700
  ...It looks like sound absorbers for the engine compartment lid aren't designed to be replaced. Is finding a junk yard lid the only...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:16:19 -0400
  there is actually no "shock absorber" mechanism on the vanagon bumpers [ at least not on my 1990 ] the US DOT did not require it...
• Re: Shift Linkage Cleaning and Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 13:42:39 -0500
  ...hot pink urethane flex boot intended for a monster truck shock absorber. Minor revisions (like a rubber bushing to accomodate different diameters, and a...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:59:42 -0700
  ...Some 15 degree Jettas , Golfs, etc have a little shock absorber between the block and the frame. Vibration is an inherent part of the...
• Re:panamint trip report
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 20:58:06 -0800
  ...you haven't checked these out yet, you and your shock absorbers don't know what you're missing!) I'm 99% certain I...
• Re: Front shock dust cover bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 18 Dec 2016 14:03:13 -0800
  ...I'm on a road trip and had 4 new shock > > absorbers installed. The front shock dust covers were broken, the new > > shock threads...
• THANK YOU KEN
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 11:44:04 -0800
  ...THANK YOU KEN > I ordered a set of shock absorbers from Ken. He was informative and shipped > them very quickly. He even sent me...
• Re: 66 Splittie Westie Under attack from Crazy Texan
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:23:20 -0500
  ...for the alternator, the Type IV drive line conversion and > shock absorbers about 3" in diameter. > If you see anything that I missed just...
• Re: Bigger Wheels, Unsprung mass and Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 12:12:01 +0100
  ...The wheel's displacement will be greater, the forces put into the chassis via the shock absorbers will be greater and the shock absorbers...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:14:07 -0500
  ...But as > far as unsprung weight, suspension loads, smooth ride, shock absorber loads > and performance, etc etc etc , all except maybe absolute roadholding forces...
• Foam/Foil Noise Insulating Material
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:42:10 -0400
  ...We know the sound damping product as Isodamp E A R Decoupled Barrier Absorber. Comes in a 1.1" * 32" * 54" sheet. We get...
• Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:41:48 +0000
  ...same cupped steel washers for the upper bold > >> > of > >> the > >> > shock absorbers. I went to a junk yard, open the hood, look, found > >> > them...
• Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:53:18 -0800
  ...air filter.� Power steering and suspension and wiper blades and shock absorbers...more rubber things to fail. Now, rubber is an excellent engineering material...
• Re: I'm getting taller Syncro Springs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 21:08:11 -0800
  ...Only the >shock absorbers and half shafts would ride a bit high. > >Just a thought, Larry >'86 Syncro Westfalia > >David Marshall wrote: > >> <snip>One...
• Re: Tool Kit for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 12:05:27 CDT
  ...the front shock absorber bottom bolts are 21mm. the wheel lug nuts/bolts are 19mm, as are the bottom rear shock absorber bolts. most...
• Re: Seats
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:31:25 -0400
  ...Also make sure your not running to firm of a shock absorber and lower your tire pressure. Also make sure she does not sit...
• Engine Upgrades and Repair issues
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:14:52 -0800
  ...the steering rack or the cracked dash or the front shock absorber or .... Using the molecular analysis technique will help illuminate the point. The...
• Re: Can a rear brake pull down one side of a 77 bus as you stop???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 May 2012 00:11:49 -0400
  ...The rate of squat is controlled by the shock absorbers. There is also a rear proportioning valve that helps prevent rear wheel lock up...
• SV: Re: I'm getting taller Syncro Springs-longish
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:46:15 +0100
  ...you should concider some way of moving the place where the absorbers are fastened or buy new taller ones if you raise a lot...
• Re: Friday... english lessons...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:20:24 -0800
  ...means you DO care, at least a little > >shock absorber: springs, NOT gas &/or oil damper units > >How about there/their/they're... > >Some...
• Re: Tires again
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 05:55:56 -0400
  ...I do need to address a right front suspension rattle that appears to be a loose shock absorber. All the bushings and ball-joints...
• Syncro Shocks, an update/lo
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 10:03:43 -0600
  ...He says his heavy duty springs can fit even a factory original C suffix shock absorber, so everthing fits together in any combination, with...
• Re: Bilstein HD shock report
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 3 May 2010 15:20:18 -0400
  ...Sometimes I think I have 4 blocks of wood in there instead of 4 shock absorbers. Washboard dirt roads, rough pavement, potholes, etc, are...
• Re: . Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sun, 6 Jan 2019 14:34:57 -0800
  ...to the Bilstein site do see these recommend > > B6 PERFORMANCE - SHOCK ABSORBER > > https://www.bilstein.com/us/en/product-search-detail/?ItemId=5627227506817883787&YearId...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 07:04:24 EST
  ...They have been gone now for a few months more than a year and have had very little problems except for changing shock absorbers...
• Re: Shocking Thread
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 11 May 2004 12:57:47 -0400
  ...to computer keypads. (Which have far less in common with shock absorbers than do trailer suspensions, incidentally.) http://www.itt.com/products/ Jurid brake...