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• 80 Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 22:55:18 -0400
  ...Can anyone give me any idea what kind of performance impact/horsepower drop I might expect if I reinstalled it? Can I use today...
• Re: Double T Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:43:34 EDT
  ...Main impact will be slag formation. Answer is corrosion inhibitors in fresh antifreeze. Frank Grunthaner
• Re: burning man impact on camper?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 17:58:44 -0700
  ...I'm >>> afraid the van will never be the same! >>> >>> What have people found to be the impact the playa dust has on their...
• Re: Vanagon construction
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 3 May 2002 13:36:11 EDT
  ...http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/images/vw_van_impact_zone.jpg >> All this and more in the detailed technical paper on the crash...
• Re: mpg - How Stuff Works link on fuel efficiency
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 12:24:58 -0400
  There is an excellent explanation of the factors impacting fuel efficiency in the How Stuff Works material. See: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question477.htm...
• Re: Bad Idle Stabilizer?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 17:05:52 -0800
  ...stabilizer should be >isolated from the circuit, and not have ny impact on how the engine >idles. But if it is faulty, it very...
• Re: gas prices..
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:51:46 -0500
  ...But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act > >together to force a price war. Here's the idea: For...
• Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:19:52 -0500
  ...The real solution was to drive it over to a trusted local brake shop and have them hit it with an impact wrench. 5...
• Re: luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 17:02:31 -0500
  ...You may have to drill out the slotted head screws but I'd try an impact wrench or a hand held impact knocker before...
• Re: Bolt breakage on thermostat... what to do?? (WAS: Re: changing thermostat on 1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 15:15:50 -0500
  ...Sears has the standard Bolt Out sets and they also have a "High Impact" Bolt Out set (found with the air tools). The High...
• Re: fresh air cabin filter
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:33:11 -0600
  ...tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure how this will impact the airflow but it occurs to me that maybe this will quiet...
• Re: Rain in your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  23 Jul 96 11:36:34 PDT
  ...you look closely, there is still deer hair at the initial point of > impact...can anyone ELSE make that claim about their van?? :) > > Nancy >
• Re: Square Headlights on an '85?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 23:03:40 -0800
  ...I put Hella H-4s in mine and the flat face makes a nice visual impact, subtle but very euro when viewed in the...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:40:10 +0200
  ...Actually it�s the IMPACT not speed or incompetence ! And concidering the hazards of being out there on the roads today, the less time...
• Re: jack
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:47:27 -0800
  And if I may add, get a good six pt impact wrench style socket. -- :^) Neil. On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 10:23 AM...
• Re: rear engine hatch screws & perfect brakes
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Fri, 14 Jul 95 08:38:38 EST
  ...For the stubborn ones, spray again and try impact tool. After hitting hands several times and always questioning if you've got the impact...
• Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 10:50:12 -0700
  ...On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > A good impact wrench with proper socket will loosen...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:42:48 -0500
  ...Matt (another amateur zymurgist) > > Michael Hart <mjhart853@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Least impact to the earth would be to adopt the previous suggestion > to drink...
• Re: Friday- VW commercial
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:31:20 -0400
  Wow can that make an impact! Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of ed donnen Sent...
• Headlight adj screws - 87 - where to get them?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 20:18:21 -0400
  ...out of my way.....no body damage, but I think he impacted on my driver's side headlight and the adj screw is broken...
• Squeaking Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:40:05 +1000
  ...I have put this on all shims and it had no impact. I'd be interested to hear other people's solutions/suggestions. Thanks...
• Re: Japans Nuclear Problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:12:46 -0700
  ...large impact economically ..yes. they'll bounce back though . Immediately there was talk that it will be good for Japan's economy .. the massive...
• 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:35:16 -0800
  ...I've never used an impact wrench before, can the wrench be set to apply a maxium torque to bolts when tightening the bolts...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:55:00 -0700
  ...I believe it is lead to absorb impacts and keep the vent from shattering. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Apr 26...
• eurovan recall
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 12:27:29 CDT
  ...VW is recalling 8,350 1993 Eurovans equipped with impact collapsible steering wheel. The steering column assembly includes a universal joint that is attached...
• Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:09:03 -0700
  ...of course you are also opposed seat belts, air bags, turn signals, brake lights, side impact beams, etc. Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy
• removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:46:53 -0500
  ...btw, I have a 1/2" Ingersoll Rand impact gun running 140psi, and have used it with gunk-off or whatever that stuff is...
• Am stuck in a wheel chair (not a funny post and its not friday...)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:37:38 -0400
  ...I had no escape clause; I only could brace myself for impact. The impact was hard, even at only 20mph, I was scared and...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:35:31 -0400
  Phil pipe is to heavy in my opinion, you want the bumper to be mostly sacrificial in impacts. my brother got into an accident...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 17:16:24 -0700
  ...Individually these little refineries are not a real impact. Here in denver the conoco refinery only provided about half of the fuel for conoco...
• Re: Ethanol free gas
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 09:36:49 -0700
  ...We make three key statements to enhance understanding and communication about ethanol production's impact on the food and fuel markets: (1) The amount...
• Vanagon safety statistics
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Thu, 4 Jan 96 09:49:24 EST
  Click and Clack (the Car Talk guys) railed on a woman about the dangers of driving her '76 Westy (tippy, no side impact protection...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good --
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 21:46:59 +1200
  ...The T3 is designed solid, with only a small crush zone to soften initial impact. After that the solid structure stoutly resists bending. That...
• Re: My list of the worst-ever car names (for cars sold in the U.S.):
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:26:21 -0500
  Karl Wolz wrote: > BTW, I haven't noticed anyone mentioning the Chevrolet "Impact", which > was their first commercial electric vehicle. They wisely renamed it...
• Re: positioning of headrests.../ frontal collisions
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 22:56:40 -0500
  ...blew through the windsheild of a early ( 65 ) Chevy Van, upon impact with a 59 Pontiac Catalina----The Pontiac with the long nose won...
• Re: Hoping to buy a hauler, single or double cab.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 11:57:49 PDT
  ...John Richie, drunks and the drugged are usually limp and survive the impacts that kill their victims. With a 50 MPH limit, its possible...
• Re: alternator pulley removal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:12:13 -0600
  Take the alternator to a shop with an impact. It'll come right off. Hi all, ����������������I did an archives search but came up...
• Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 May 2005 10:37:32 EDT
  ...has held up for 8 yrs ps,, i used a brand called "Morton" "impact- metal etching flat black primer" but any metal etching paint...
• Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:14:11 -0800
  hey I don't need to drink beer to do that! ;^) Neil. On 2/13/07, David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com> wrote: SNIP >Aren...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:36:02 -0400
  > Is the a way to create a �shock� system to absorb the impact? Maybe using > marine rubber, the kind they put on docks to...
• Re: Removing alloy wheel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:09:48 -0500
  ...I am sure it is a problem on the > road, I am sure an air impact wrench will do it in the garage but...
• Re: [[ F ]] UPS shipping nightmares?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:59:53 -0800
  ...goodies for shipping delicate stuff: > > Impact Indicators: > http://www.lamerholm.com/shockwatch%20label.html > http://www.chatsworthdata.com/impact-o-graph/indicators.htm > http...
• Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - adam butler
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 12:04:44 -0500
  ...I have a budget, and am shopping for tools, what would you put in your shop, besides a battery impact or ratchet? adam Butler...
• crashing
  Historical mailing list - Ian Astbury
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:23:30 +1000
  Toyota vans are also very solid and are good in frontal impacts. Andrew - yep, Toyota would be definite second choice, might even get the...
• Re: WTB: Good rear metal bumper for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:03:09 EST
  ...U-Haul bumper mount trailer hitch gave it some waves -~--~- -Side impact in a parking lot with some idiot (bent the body and got...
• lugnuts/12v impact
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:06:56 -0700
  Yes- they do. Here's the identical item, different name. http://www.livingincomfort.com/12volminwren.html Recommended. Jim C On Nov 2, 2008, at...
• Re: Westy Safety (safer than a Volvo)
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 13:46:11 -0500
  In head on collisions with passenger cars and small trucks the driver and passangers of a Vanagon are above the impact, which is a...
• more rhetoric on accidents
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 12:04:36 -0400
  I have heard most accidents are side/frontal impacts, those in which one of the front corners of the vehicle makes contact with another...
• Re: burning man impact on camper?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:14:28 -0600
  ...I'm >> afraid the van will never be the same! >> >> What have people found to be the impact the playa dust has on their...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 17:14:56 EDT
  ...After a while on the road you will need either an impact wrench or a 3 ft torsion bar to get them off no...
• Re: Vanagon Rear Bumper Needed
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 15:29:18 +0200
  "David..M" wrote: > > What incredible planning by VW! To make the bumper absorb all the impact > and then make the bumper incredibly expensive. Oh...
• Where does front license plate hang?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:49:30 CDT
  ...BTW I am missing the right front bumper impact strip, did it hang there? Mark Ingalls _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 10:10:51 -0700
  ...www.harborfreight.com/impact-screwdriver-set-with-case-37530.html http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Tools-Garage-and-Equipment/Impact-Driver-Set/_/N...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 15:17:58 -0700
  ...I knew a car tech who kept a 3/4 inch drive impact gun that did like 900 foot lbs just for that one...
• Heater plenum removal tips
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:32:46 -0600
  ...Having done that, I go after the screws with an impact screwdriver with an 18" long 1/2 " extension inserted between the working end...
• Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:59:27 -0800
  ...Tried an impact wrentch. If I heat the nut with a propane torch will that help? Or should I just try to grind it...
• Re: VanagonVolvoThought.
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 14:22:41 +0000
  ...Does this mean that > if the Volvo driver was to brake before impact, the Vanagon would sail > right over the top of the Volvo...
• Re: Never again, was: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 12:04:16 EDT
  ...Please include your Environmental Impact fee of $487.32. This fee is charged on any Sacramento resident venturing on San Francisco Land. BenT
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:16:49 -0600
  ...small car VW engine conversion Raimund , I agree that the Vanagon has some impact advantages depending on what you hit or what hit's...
• Re: The three year sandwich. Re: Long-term Camping Food
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:03:37 -0500
  ...They are also able to withstand impact forces of 15 Gs without spilling their filling! Chris, The inventor of push-up underpants for men...