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• Re: when all else fails, improvise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:18:09 -0800
  > I called around to all my local parts stores (yes, FLAPS!), and no one had a > 1 1/4" plastic sleeve made for cooling...
• Re: Thermostat and other things???
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Dec 94 7:21:46 PST
  ...The flaps do help the engine warm up faster, yes, but > IMO that is to protect against the "silly people" who get into their...
• Re: Thermostat???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hunter
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:13:54 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I'd like to NOT install it at all and wire > the cooling flaps into an "always open" position. I'm taking out the...
• Re: Got Flaps?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 31 May 1999 15:31:18 PDT
  The clips for the front flaps are designed to be used in pairs. One clip holds the flap to the fender edge and the...
• Re: MMO
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 23:55:21 -0500
  Friendly Local Auto Parts Store E-mail message I know what Big-O is, What is FLAPS? ----snip------- MMO can be found at all...
• mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 18:21:18 -0400
  Hey now, My left front mud flap has bit the dust! Does anyone out there have a spare that they want to sell? The...
• WTB passenger front mud flap / wheel well molding
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:34:53 -0400
  Looking for passenger front mud flap / wheel well molding. I think this was a factory part but I'am new to the VW world...
• Re: vanagon to Westphalia mud Phlap
  Historical mailing list - Russ Ottey
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 08:23:03 -0700
  ...I installed a right side flap on my Westie and just had to line it up, mark carefully and drill the hole that holds...
• Automatic Choke ?(added info)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 01:19:54 -0400
  ...Or opening the flap as it is supposed to work. My Dad suggested that perhaps the coil and flap are somehow reversed, thus uncoiling...
• Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:29:51 -0700
  Is the oil plug gasket used on the 1.9L something I can hope the FLAPS will have, or do it be mail-orderish...
• Stuck bolt, Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 03:11:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My '88 Westy only has a mud flap on the driver's side. Is this normal, or am I missing my right-side one?
• Interior Heater Flaps, 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Eilers-Hughes
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 18:37:48 -0700
  ...Anyone out there found a good foam replacement for the front heater vent flaps? Mine's rotted and I'm tired of frying my...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 07:36:18 -0400
  ...The pin in the mud flap I > > reinstalled had 1/2" sticking out of the mud flap with a tip with a flat > > bladed...
• Re: What the heck is a FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 23:21:29 -0800
  I believe most folks on this list would interpret the phrase "your FLAPS" as the handy acronym for "your Friendly Local Auto Parts Store...
• FLAP Acronym?
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 14:32:50 -0700
  Does the acronym "FLAP" stand for what one might imagine? F. Local Auto Parts store? (with the "F" being a common 7 letter participle...
• Re: Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 May 2020 13:57:02 +0000
  ...Mud Flaps > > HI All.  I recently went all out and bought a full set of mud flaps from Bus Depot (# 6881).  I have looked...
• Defroster flap stuck
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:28:29 -0400
  ...Is it necessary to remove the entire dash to repair the defroster flap on an 85 westy? Can I open up the airbox through...
• Re: Notes on mud flap installation
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 10 May 1999 11:54:39 PDT
  That's not really what I meant by "not knowing what to do with the original Westy mud flap." I should have been clearer...
• Copy of: Mud flap
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  09 Jan 97 16:37:57 EST
  ...Mud flap >I noticed that there is a mud flap on the drivers side front >wheel, but there is none on the passengers side...
• Re: 91-westy, new member w /questions!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 13:35:30 -0500
  ...Cheers, MJS Chris Uzzi wrote: > my '90 westy had only one flap on the driver side. i removed the flap and > had the kind...
• Re: Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:17:09 -0400
  ...Might as well replace the hot water valve, too. > > And take care of the gasketing that help seal the flaps when the flaps > are...
• Re: Trouble with lower front heater flaps
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 3 May 1998 14:20:39 -0400
  Joseph Tu wrote: > Hello, > > I am absolutely fed up with the lower front heater flaps on my van. > Before the cable would be very...
• Re: VW FLAPS in Portland, OR?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 11:34:17 -0800
  >Hiya all, > Anyone know of a VW FLAPS in Portland? I need some VW specific parts, >also a VW friendly junkyard would be good...
• Re: Bad alternator? Possibly related to hard starting...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 21:14:12 -0700
  >Then I drove > to the FLAPS for some parts for the Karmann Ghia. this one not in the dictionary...what is FLAPS? == Mike Harrnacker...
• Re: battery draining
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 04:14:40 EDT
  In a message dated 8/26/00 1:02:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mark_hb@hotmail.com writes: << BTW, is Flaps better than...
• Re: Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 10:17:24 -0600
  I like the 5/8" G**dyear from my FLAPS. Reuse the orig spring clamps. Larry A. On Feb 9, 2008 10:03 AM...
• Well. THAT wasn't a pain or anything!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:24:15 -0700
  ...I fiddled with the arm that turns the axle which flaps the two footwell flaps and found that if the axle were slid toward...
• Re: Vent flapper noise?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 5 May 2008 09:07:08 -0700
  When van under speed, fresh air gets rammed in through intake snorkel behind upper grill (exterior) and two flaps in the heater/fresh air...
• Re: FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Polys
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 14:11:52 -0600
  At 02:05 PM 11/1/95 -0600, you wrote: >Please excuse my ignorance,What is FLAPS? Perhaps some one could clue me in...
• RE: Water Pump (Coolant) Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 14:48:49 -0700
  I hope that I'm not just wasting bandwidth, because I don't remember the brand of the FLAPS replacement that I used on...
• WTB: Passenger Side Westfalia Mud Flap
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:09:14 -0700
  Hello everybody, I am looking for a passenger side mud flap that is identical to the driver's side one on a Westfalia, the...
• Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:34:26 -0900
  ...I see that Tiico is selling mud flaps on eBay for $139.00. My van came without any at all, so I'm in...
• Re: One more front heater question: those "other" flaps
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 13:22:20 -0600
  ...I'm just wondering about that upper set of > > flaps, how you might get to the back side of the actual metal flap, > > and...
• Re: WTB-Syncro Small Mud Flaps(?)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 15:14:27 EST
  Does anyone have for sale the small molded mud flaps (I hesitate to call them that) which are mounted on the rear edges of...
• Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 11:29:50 -0500
  ...Those look to be EV flaps... are they? 2. If so, do new holes have to be drilled? 3. If NOT, where do you...
• Re: Heat exchanger flapper
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 17:43:47 -0800 (PST)
  On Sat, 22 Mar 1997 Frayed1003@aol.com wrote: > The left flapper(if you are looking at the engine from the back of the...
• Re: mud flap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:27:56 -0400
  Hi David, If you are talking about the flap in front of the propane tank I was able to find three to match and...
• Re: Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 15 May 2020 20:47:34 -0400
  ...Mud Flaps > > HI All. I recently went all out and bought a full set of mud flaps from Bus Depot (# 6881). I have looked...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 31 Mar 1998 to 1 Apr 1998
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 12:12:58 -0600
  > > Michael, I think you will like having the passenger side mud flap. For > some reason the right front wheel throws a lot of dirt...
• Re: aircooled t-stat questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:24:02 -0800
  These are critical for even cooling, the flaps not only provide for quick warm up, they direct the flow to the right places, and...
• Re: bumper trim snapon connectors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 21:55:40 +0000
  ...I doubt you could get them at a FLAPS. Jim On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 4:47 PM mike riley <mkriley1@hotmail.com...
• Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:42:37 -0400
  Hello Volks, Any one have a line on some generic mud flaps that would fit the vanagons? I need the instrumental part here to...
• Mud Flaps and wheels
  Historical mailing list - ANGEL F OLIVARES CHICON
  Sun, 18 Aug 1996 18:06:04 -0400 (GMT-0400)
  Hi all, A friend of mine is looking for the original mud flaps for an 87 Westfalia and alloy wheels for the same van...
• Re: mud flap
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:09:37 -0400
  > I am in need of a new mud flap for my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL > Campmobile. It seems that the original or an aftermarket...
• Thermostat on aircooled - how dos it work?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:04:09 +0200
  ...I can see the thermostat housing, the cable, the pulley, and the flaps regulating the cooling air. I do understand that when the thermostat...
• Re: mud flap options
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:16:10 -0800
  ...mud flap options To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, December 31, 2012, 2:10 PM I'm curious to know what, if anything...
• RE: Water Pump (Coolant) Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 13:59:00 -0800 (PST)
  >I hope that I'm not just wasting bandwidth, because I don't remember the >brand of the FLAPS replacement that I used on...
• Re: [WetWesties] Brake lights don't work
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:20:53 -0800
  ...Good thing they are stocked at most FLAPS. Intersting thing is some FLAPS were charging $15.00 for the part, and others $5.00...
• Re: Oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Sat, 2 Nov 1996 09:23:26 -0600
  ...You should ALWAYS put it between the flap and the van body. First, it holds the flap open just right and, second, you will...
• Re: mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:10:26 -0400
  ...mud flaps Hey now, My left front mud flap has bit the dust! Does anyone out there have a spare that they want to...
• Re: stands vs ramps
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:22:15 -0700
  ...Most of the ramps sold at your FLAPS are > just too flimsy to risk performing major repairs under... IMHO. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > Note on ramps...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:54:14 -0600
  ...Pry off the metal clip plate from the row of buttons molded into the flaps. 3. Place an oversized piece of foam on the...
• Re: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
  Historical mailing list - aircooledchris
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 07:43:34 -0800
  ...Without a thermostat in place at all, the flap will remain open, which is what you want once the engine is warm. The thermostat...
• Re: Front Heater Box Overhaul
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:43:07 -0800
  ...Whereas the flap is about 2" wide and the stock material covers the entire flap. Was the stuff you found in the weather-stripping...
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 23:20:22 -0400
  ...I can >hear my flaps slapping shut but a lot of air still comes through if I try >to turn off all the air...
• Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 15:45:59 EST
  ...Canadian models have the electrical flap a foot or two beneath the water flaps. >> also, CDN models have the electrical cord that is fixed...
• Re: Heater Box, how to remove the flaps?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 22:22:50 -0400
  ...But I do recommend replacing foam on everything except the swinging flaps operated solely by airflow. d
• Re: FLAPS? could be in your experience
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 16 May 2007 19:40:45 -0700
  --snip-- > I was thinking about Vanagon List Usage of the abbreviation "FLAPS" and > how it is used as a 'catch-all' phrase for every...
• Re: mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Leaf
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:30:28 -0800
  ...leaf~ --- Patrick Bryson <patrickb@EXTREMEZONE.COM> wrote: > Has anybody purchased the mud flaps from Bus Depot? > > "Mudflaps, Genuine VW, Black W/ logo on Rear...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:35:33 -0400
  ...Also the pin sticking out of the mud flap only comes out about a quarter of a inch. Does this sound right or could...