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• Re: Beat the heat portable AC unit for vanagon $77 bucks
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 21:34:58 -0700
  ...I'd hate to get bumped in the head by a $77 A/C in a quick stop or > a > rollover or whatever. > > I...
• Re: This is why I drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 09:31:31 -0700
  ...Cruched the car from the bumper to >the back window. There was about 30 feet on skid >marks from my vanagon before and after...
• Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:10:10 -0500
  ...and bumper. Now there may be no connection in my problem, but on my last long trip I stopped at a rest stop and...
• Re: 2" receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:55:46 -0800
  I sell a complete bumper with 2" reciever at http://www.fastforward.ca - click on the Vanagon section! At 08:33 PM 14/03...
• Lug nuts, new engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:04:43 -0500
  ...The idle was too high, but the bumping stopped and I had good power at highway speeds. The moral of the story is do...
• Re: A kid in Honda crunched my 87 syncro yesterday/ body damage pics
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:04:08 -0600
  ...The hitch seems to not be bent only the tabs for mounting >the bumper to it were bent. >It destroyed bumper and ripped the...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 15 May 2021 05:11:34 -0400
  ...But There is still a rattle on bumpy roads. > > I’m going to remove my spare tire carrier just to see if by chance...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - how to remove side door track cover?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 May 2007 06:48:33 -0700
  ...I > think > that what has happened is that the sliding mechanism used to have some sort > of rubber bumper on a stop part at...
• 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lavery
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:48:26 -0800
  Hi all, My van got rear-ended recently while motionless at a stop light. Foruntely, it only destoyed the rear bumper--no additional damage...
• Re: twanging/creaking noise in front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:01:34 -0600
  ...parking lot speed bump) I could still > > hear and feel that creak, almost a twanging sound like a spring > > stretching. Can the springs be...
• Re: roadkill treasures..was: Re: wanted: 14" wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:27:44 -0600
  ...but i remembered the mile marker.. > > on my way home, i stopped.. and sure enough.. > it was half of a vanagon rear fiberglass bumper...
• Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:07:00 -0700
  ...Just after I stopped the second > > > time, a vehicle hit the camper's rear bumper, thwack!. The damage was > > > minor, a broken bumper on...
• Fuel guage & speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Thu, 24 Nov 94 12:01 EST
  ...in spurts, and then it hangs at 20mph when I am stopped. Probably getting gummed up somehow -- I sprayed WD40 in it that last...
• Re: Update on My Shocking choice...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 17:42:48 -0800
  ...So I bought some KYB shocks to > >save a few bucks... > > > >Since then, my wife complained about the > >bumps... The ride was a bit...
• Quit worrying-go camping!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:49:20 -0700
  ...But I�m going to die someday too, so you have to stop worrying at some point and get on with it. Stuart From...
• Re: squeaky front end
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:34:34 -0500
  ...I wrote to the list around new year's complaining that the front suspension on my 83 was squeaking over hard bumps like coming...
• Re: Seafoam for Squeaks?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 13:42:10 -0800
  ...lot on bumps, and we drove in rain a lot on that trip, and my friend mentioned that the squeaking had stopped after we...
• Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - Mary/Dave
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 11:41:03 -0500
  ...on finish) which included a new bumper. Wonderful Geico sent an appraiser who (before I could stop him) pulled out the fender by the...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Dec 2022 09:46:49 -0500
  ...Now I understand what plastic bumpers we are talking about! >>> >>> So, looking at those rubber and plastic stops, how do I adjust them in...
• FS: '85 Full Westfalia VW camper in Seattle WA - $2995
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:10:42 -0700
  ...2 patched tears in pop-top no power steering (needs rack&pinion, only difficult when stopped) some small dents on bumpers and body no...
• Re: Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 5 Jan 2019 14:28:49 -0800
  ...Here are a few helpful thoughts. > That dust shield bump stop on top of the shock is actually a suspension stop sometimes even called...
• Sheesh! Wildflowers? No real vanagon content
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 14:21:45 -0700
  ...fuel and hours in bumper to bumper freeway traffic to come see? Most flower-lookers find another crowd of stopped (usually double parked or...
• Re: High idle at stops
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:51:54 -0700
  ...The van runs well on the road, but whenever I pull up to a stop light the rpm's bump up to 2500. I...
• Re: Dennis Haynes hitch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 12:57:04 -0800
  ...are traveling next month plans > include stopping in somewhere(probably Van Cafe) and installing a set of > bumpers with a built in hitch. If...
• Re: Front Heater Motor
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 07:27:50 -0500
  ...It started out making a very slight high pitched noise a couple > months ago then the noise stopped and the fan worked normally. Then...
• Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:27:15 -0400
  ...how the h3!! do i persuade it to stop heating my feet or face? I have all the levers all the way to the...
• Re: 82 Westy body rust fixes
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:58:04 -0700
  ...I don't have a large hole like you, but I think the joint between the front sheet metal and bumper may be weakened...
• Re: Back From Mothballing, Mystery Coolant Leak - bump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 21:32:01 -0400
  ...For the first few minutes of driving if I stop and walk by the engine vent I can smell coolant, but after ten minutes...
• Re: Esp For Eurovan Owners
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Sep 94 23:47:42 CDT
  ...psellers@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu > Anyone who stops learning is either very old or DEAD! > > Yeah... I had the same problem. It sounded like...
• Re: Beat the heat portable AC unit for vanagon $77 bucks
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 01:46:00 EDT
  ...I'd hate to get bumped in the head by a $77 A/C in a quick stop or a rollover or whatever. >> This...
• Re: ... & Head Question. (Virtual Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:44:22 -0700
  ...Have you felt all the seams when you stop and see > if there is heat buildup from the resistance? > > So... the solution.... > > Take 10...
• Engine died after a mysterious "BOOM!"
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:21:15 -0400
  ...I rolled to a stop and got out to look around. Nothing in the road. No popped tire. Tried to turn her over and...
• Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:51:43 -0700
  ...I just barely got the van stopped before I smashed into his > bumper...with lots of traffic whizzing by in the oncoming lane and...
• Re: Soft shackles
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:25:09 -0300
  ...On 31-Jul-2015, at 14:46, Larry Alofs wrote: > Where do I learn to tie that stopper knot? > > > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2015...
• Re: back up lights options
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jul 2018 16:17:33 -0400
  OK, where are all of you mounting the back lights? On the bumper, or on the body? If on the body, send a pic...
• Re: VW bus safety (was: back from the dead)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 May 1995 21:45:19 +0600
  ...am a >>LOT<< more conscience of >my surroundings, particularly stopping distances! :) what about a big tubular frame bumper? despite looks, it would save legs..
• Re: 55MPH vibration problem...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:05:03 -0800
  ...At between 50-55MPH a shaking (roughly the > frequency of the revolving tires) takes place when I'm on the gas but stops > instantly...
• Re: Stove grate
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:17:52 -0600
  ...hit a bump. Are there supposed to be little rubber caps or something on > the ends of the wires, to stop them from rattling...
• OME shock question regarding plastic caps/dust sleeves?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:36:40 -0800
  ...I was looking at the stock fronts and noticed that one of the black plastic caps(this part is called the "bump stop/dust...
• Re: Westy: Convenient Mount for Large Computer Display
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:22:20 -0700
  ...https://sbw.org/westydisplay/#h014e18e3 What a fun project! I hit a few bumps, but some friends helped me stick to it and finish...
• eberspacher furnace for Westy Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 17:53:10 EST
  ...This furnace appears to be to warm the camping compartment when stopped--therefore not an auxilary heater for driving. The Eberspacher furnace from my...
• suddenly idles
  Historical mailing list - Dan Belick
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 13:39:58 -0500
  ...WIll also happen after going over a big bump, like railroad tracks. It loses power,you roll to a stop, realise it's still...
• Re: [Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDE your van?]
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Tue, 8 May 2001 15:02:06 EST
  ...Gently bumped the suspension limit stops a few times. > > On Mon, 7 May 2001, '80 Westy Pokey wrote: > > > I just moved a 1950's...
• Re: Common front end rattles?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 15 May 2021 09:52:23 -0400
  ...But There is still a rattle on bumpy roads. >> >> I’m going to remove my spare tire carrier just to see if by chance...
• Front Body repair Panels ---FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE HELP ME
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:39:06 -0500
  ...He was stopping for a police car. Anyway he got my insurance info and that was that. He didn't have any damage that...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - how to remove side door track cover?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 23 May 2007 08:55:09 -0400
  ...I think > that what has happened is that the sliding mechanism used to have > some sort > of rubber bumper on a stop part at...
• Re: Brakes completely died.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:25:40 -0400
  ...Luckily I was > traveling up hill and stopped inches from bumper in front of me. �Luckily I > just had to do a U turn...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:31:15 -0400
  Which brings to mind another idea; A FRONT bumper storage platform/rack. I see heaps of these on the BACK of SUV's and...
• Speedometer weird
  Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:24:47 -0400
  ...Then when I slowed it dropped in steps, when fully stopped it read 20 mph. Later worked OK. Pulled spare tire and found the...
• Re: squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 13:44:00 -0800
  ...stop the squeaks. To be revisited..... Squeaky Joel Rochester NY --- KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > My van used to squeak when going over bumps, etc...
• Re: Engine died after a mysterious "BOOM!"
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:26:21 -0400
  ...Took her out for a test run on some speed bumps but still no issues. Thanks for everyone's advice. I'll check some...
• Re: Cup Holders For PC
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 19:41:16 +0200
  ...regarded to have the markets ugliest bumpers! following incident is supposed to have happend: One guy stops his Volvo 240 by the road to...
• Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:52:33 -0700
  ...I just barely got the van stopped before I smashed into his >> bumper...with lots of traffic whizzing by in the oncoming lane and...
• got the rat by the tail (65 westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 01:24:33 -0400
  I FIGURED IT OUT! it wasn't the bad tie rod that stopped the bus being driven, it was the messed up shifter! I...
• Re: 55MPH vibration problem...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:20:00 UT
  ...At between 50-55MPH a shaking (roughly the frequency of the revolving tires) takes place when I'm on the gas but stops instantly...
• Re: Sheesh! Wildflowers? No real vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 9 Mar 2008 15:02:31 -0700
  ...fuel and hours in bumper to bumper freeway > traffic to come see? Most > flower-lookers find another crowd of stopped (usually double parked or...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:03:30 -0700
  On 3/16/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > Looks like a return bump stop for the clutch or brake pedal. Few people...
• Re: A kid in Honda crunched my 87 syncro yesterday/ body damage pics
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:46:35 -0800
  ...The hitch seems to not be bent only the tabs for >>mounting >>the bumper to it were bent. >>It destroyed bumper and ripped the...
• Re: Update on My Shocking choice...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:30:44 -0800
  ...So I bought some KYB shocks to > > >save a few bucks... > > > > > >Since then, my wife complained about the > > >bumps... The ride was a bit...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:28:58 -0800
  Eric There are two plastic bumper stops on either side of bottom edge. I’d adjust those first. Begin with loosening then hex socket...