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90 Carat price
Historical mailing list - David Dempsey
Wed, 04 Jun 1997 21:04:04 -0500
...and I want to know if I should continue my search for a syncro or grab this one while I still can. thanks, Dave
Re: Clutch Replacement
Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
Sat, 4 May 2002 12:33:33 -0400
...There is a grab, slip, then grab sensation I've experienced when letting out the clutch. > > Just asking for recomendations on types of clutches...
Re: pick n pull
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:50:56 -0700
on an 84 at the junkyard I would grab: outside sliding door handle black plastic coolant H pipe near the water tank in the...
Re: Your onboard library
Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 23:33:16 -0500
...These vary, but generally we grab something light or that we want to read again like �To Kill a Mockingbird�. Traveling with characters or...
Re: removing battery
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:07:43 -0500
...First time I ever lifted one out, I grabbed it by the ends and out it came but I've never managed to repeat...
Going to Germany !!!!
Historical mailing list - Tim Mccallum
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 16:22:27 EDT
...really cool aftermarket vanagon accessory.So my question to you is ,Whats out there for me to grab and improve my Vanagon. Thanks TIM
Re: Ramblings of a Vanagon type of guy
Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:11:33 EDT
...I grabbed a new battery and swapped it in, but it made no difference. More on this in observations.>> What happened with this? regards...
Re: another syncro question
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 19 May 2010 09:25:18 -0700
...grab, especially if you are driving on loose sand as the rear wheels will begin to sink before the front wheels begin to grab...
Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:09:49 +1300
...between the two front axles. > it is a 'limited slip or grab device" �between front and �rear axles and > differentials. > > people get nutty when...
Free cabinet/sink Belmont MA
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Sun, 23 Jun 2019 14:36:39 -0400
Hi Volks, Up for grabs is a custom made sink and cabinet from a 89 tintop. Both in awesome shape! Additionally, there is an...
Re: BFG 14" ? Was: Re: Noooo. Not the tire thread again...27 X 8.50-14 tire options
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 20 Nov 2016 08:44:47 -0800
...the owner of the tire shop I went told me the General Grabber AT2 14" start to disappear already, no replacement. I have to...
Re: Tool for removing sliding window latch?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:32:54 -0700
...can't get any of my Allen wrenches or screwdrivers to grab anything, and I > can't see anything up the hole in the...
Re: bike racks?
Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:49:50 -0400
...TIA Ron Semko skyraider@bellsouth.net SamSco@AOL.COM wrote: > I just bought a Bones2 rack made by Graber USA (608-274-6550) for...
Re: fording in a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jim A
Sun, 6 Aug 2000 07:51:28 -0700
Just grab the jpgs and print them. They are all 8.5x11. Should print just fine from your browser. Many of the drawings at...
Re: A throttle puzzle
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:35:44 -0700
...How does the stud, or bolt, grab the throttle cable? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow...
Re: Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Fri, 7 May 1999 11:26:21 EDT
Subj: Re: Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!) Date: 99-05-07 11:23:10 EDT From: Oxroad To: keepsake@PANGEA...
Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:20:43 -0500
Has anyone done this? Any how-to video's out there? Any precautions. How do you get screw mounting holes positioned just right? I...
Lost a hubcap - Any for sale?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
Fri, 5 Apr 2013 12:54:27 -0700
...I wasn't about to pull over and grab it. I'll buy a whole set if I have to. � Thanks, � Steve
Bentley manual
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:29:06 -0800
I have a 1980 - 1985 model Bentley manual that is up for grabs to anyone that needs it. It was given to me and...
Brand new fuel injection parts
Historical mailing list - dylan
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 05:59:28 -0800
...D series) ICVs Fuel injectors Coils There seems to be a lot of this stuff around right now. Grab it while you can. dylan
Re: 022D Digifant Upgrade Chip Performance Report...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:25:04 -0700
...Maybe grab a few, good for reflocking westy pop tops. BTW, hope you didn't get fleeced. Alistair
FS, trade, rear bench seat
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:18:30 -0500
...a regular bench seat in the lighter brown(tan) up for grabs. If interested make me an offer. You would need to pick it...
Rattling shifter
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:46:37 +0200
...and how to fix it? Often, it is not easy to grab the few gold bits out of a long thread. Thanx, PerL 87...
1982 Diesel Vanagon now up for grabs on Ebay
Historical mailing list - Karl M.
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 23:37:18 -0500
Well, no one made a reasonable offer, so up it goes for auction. If anyone wants it before the auction ends, maybe something can...
FS - Carat/Wolfsburg door panels
Historical mailing list - john Runberg
Fri, 23 May 2003 22:49:15 -0400
Now that my p/w windows are out the old door panels are up for grabs. These are the ones w/ velour on 2...
WTB: fridge part
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Mon, 17 May 2004 17:40:34 -0700
...just grab, wiggle and pull. Anyone have one they could sell me? Thanks much, Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:24:34 -0500
...When in first gear and pulling out, the slightest lift of my foot off the floor causes a little grab.. The grab stays small...
Re: stuck lifters
Historical mailing list - Radish150
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:29:59 -0800
...anything like any other hyd lifter I've seen, you can "grab" them somehow and pull them out. They do make a special tool...
Re: Westfalia top color...
Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
Wed, 10 May 2000 11:59:06 -0400
...tops look sissy... > > d > ps -- that was two other guys talking, they just came up and > grabbed my > keyboard, never seen'em before... <g>
Re: 022D Digifant Upgrade Chip Performance Report...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 20 Sep 2000 16:14:56 EDT
...Maybe grab a few, good for reflocking westy pop tops. BTW, hope you didn't get fleeced.>>> Darn AOL spell checker... Robert
Re: filters for '82 diesel
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:55:44 -0700
...I knew that I'd grabbed the entire site before it went away. You'll find the German Filters study at: http://wetwesties1.tripod...
Parting out two 87 vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joe
Mon, 12 May 2003 15:44:32 -0400
...The syncro drive train is spoken for, all other parts up for grabs. Both vans located in Rutland MA. About 15 min. north of...
breakjob rear breaks 85gl
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:58:11 -0800
...were tore-up to say the least, seems they were only grabbing on one side of the shoes, and making all kinds of noise...
Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:15:55 -0400
Nice writeup Chris. Both of my vans have had AED (Armrest Erectile Disfunction). Did a shorter writeup with pics here.... http://www.weidefamily.net...
Re: Bad plastic(s)
Historical mailing list - Joe T.
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:49:43 -0700
I've been slowly swapping out my brown parts for black, just grabbing stuff as I see it in the u-pull-it yards...
Re: Clutch pedal engagement
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 12 May 2003 08:49:44 -0700
...I've recently got it > running, and driving. > > Where should the clutch pedal engage? > > I'd like to think it should start to grab...
Re: inner wall insolation
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 17 May 2018 14:04:59 -0400
The very best I've used is Enguard, NLA but if you can find a bundle grab it. It was available in R13 and...
Re: some sort of clunking
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 9 May 2011 11:40:05 -0400
...shock bushing, which no amount of tightening can fix. (verified by grabbing & wiggling) A seta KYBs from Busdepot way back when were among my...
Re: Advice, questions, help request
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 2 Dec 2010 18:00:54 -0700
...Put a grab handle on the driver side, just like the passenger side. It makes getting in a whole lot easier. Lots of us...
Re: Sticking Starter
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:44:42 EST
...Time, Willolyn99@AOL.COM writes: << I have perfected the routine of grabbing a board and running around to the wheel well and poking the...
Vanagon hatch question
Historical mailing list - Brian T.
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:44:53 -0800
Hiya, I was wondering if all the rear hatchs are interchangeable? My 85' has some nasty rust and I would like to grab a...
returning home
Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
Fri, 2 Jan 2004 12:42:35 -0500
...i'll be heading back across rte 40 to the east, so if anyone cares to grab a coffee, whatever.. e-mail me 'n...
Re: John Brown's Busses?- Harpers Ferry
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:00:52 -0400
...There was a handout in the Westies at Wakins grab bag. Check out: www.johnbrownbuses.com or e-mail: JBB@kookymathteacher.com Thanks, Chris...
Re: Somebody better grab this?
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:10:33 -0700
...Love is blind. :-) On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:43 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote: > dear grabber (not ford) > my wife...
What a day...
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:38:37 -0400
...Then I see a 72 Westy pop top with the top sticking up and grab more brown grab handles and dome lights! I walk...
Oil filter study link
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:55:56 -0700
Years ago when it looked like the study was going to disappear I grabbed it and hid it away here: http://wetwesties1.tripod.com...
Re: Gas Consumption
Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
Wed, 1 Mar 2000 17:45:27 EST
...Other times I rev up to 3000rpms and the torque converter finally grabs and I get a lurch accompanied by a loud thunk.
Re: Any SW Idaho Area Vanagons off to the graveyard
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:31:03 +1200
...If folk have storage area available, it's not a bad idea to grab any free or really cheap rolling bodies and save them...
Re: Here's something you don't seeeveryday....
Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:36:23 -0400
...Just enough that I can grab a beer out of my cooler. Just updated the myspace site to include interior pics. You'll also...
Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:42:29 -0500
...now get a propane torch, file the stud each side at the top part to get 2 flat side, just to get more grab...
Wire fire in the Engine Room
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:09:56 -0400
...I grabbed my halon extinguisher (reachable from driver's seat), leap out and put a shot down the vent, open the license plate door...
Re: New GRABBERS
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 11 Jan 2019 11:12:39 -0800
what psi you put on Front and Rear? as for washboard ad dirt road you may want to airing down a bit (about 30...
2.1 pushrod
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 19:10:38 -0800
...Anyone know where I can find a new one? I grabbed one from a 1.9 at the junkyard, but it's different. _________________________________________________________________ Free...
Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff comments withdrawn.
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:33:05 -0600
...flash ON, turn on the radio LOUD with my remote control, grab my serrated knife in one hand and my air pistol in the...
Re: clutch is growling at me!
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:57:09 -0700
...Today when I came to a stop with my foot on >> the clutch it felt like it was trying to grab as well. >> Is...
clutch pedal travel
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 8 Jun 2019 14:12:57 -0700
hi all, one of my van has a long clutch pedal travel - the clutch grab at 3/4 of pedal travel. On my other...
Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:06:39 +0000
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FREE vanagon parts
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 May 2000 23:38:17 EDT
...free radiator and fan free glass plus anything else you can grab off a '85 westy that i am sending to the scrapyard next...
Transmission drive shaft slop--CORRECTION TO POST.
Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
Tue, 8 May 2001 12:32:37 -0500
...If I grab the transmission drive shaft and wiggle it, there is a lot (maybe 3/8") of side-to-side slop. CORRECTION: Sorry...
Re: clutch is growling at me!
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:05:22 -0400
...Today when I came to a stop with my foot on > the clutch it felt like it was trying to grab as well. > Is...