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• Re: back-up alert
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:11:33 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Daniel Stevens wrote: >not the obnoxious forktrauck variety, > >but some hightech hongkong import gizmo. > >about $50 shipped. > >I'm...
• Re: How I spent my weekend... notes on loading
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:43:29 -0500
  ...The difficult part for the operator is getting the forks out of the pallet, something about how the clutch on the lift works. I...
• 2.1 Engine Number Question
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:47:20 EDT
  ...Does this designation with an asterisk stamped after the engine number mean that it's a rebuilt engine? Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87...
• Re: Oil Pressure Test Results
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 22:31:41 EDT
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL (too poor to afford any exotics now!)
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ?? or Honda 1.8
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:44:15 EDT
  Actually, a buddy I worked with, took a Gold Wing, took the front fork off, and mounted two front seats, side by side, a...
• Re: door key cut from code?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:25:20 -0700
  ...number, stamped on one of the "tines" of the two pronged fork shaped thingy that sticks into the door from the door handle. If...
• MIME/HTML
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 21:49:11 +0000
  ...If you you can't be bothered - fork you. --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:55:18 -0600
  ...made in Russia, looks like an R65 BMW bike with telescoping forks (also copied) from 100 feet you can't tell the difference from...
• Aftermarket Bumpers & Class III hitches
  Historical mailing list - C&S Gibbs. Alaska. USA.
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 14:37:56 -0800
  ...Any and all suggestions are welcome, I'm just a little leery of forking out $500+ for (replacement) plastic VW bumpers that seem to...
• Off camping.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 20 May 2003 07:51:09 -0400
  I will be camping for five nights at Alum Ford in the Big South Fork Recreation Area near the Kentucky-Tennessee border starting tomorrow...
• Re: Bread Loaf citing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 14:01:46 -0700
  ...hmm maybe the writer means that violent fork -- is different from other > forks -- > cause most forks have a purpose driven life -- > arrgggg --- > ;) > yours > > > On...
• Volkswagen Camper Toy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Sat, 2 Apr 1994 23:21:30 -0600 (CST)
  ...Comes with a table, frying pan, pot, stool, stove, ice chest, spoon, spatula, coffee pot, lantern, cups, pick fork, and shovel. The van has...
• Re: NW trip cont'd - Hot Springs where ??
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:42:28 -0700
  ...Park between Forks and Pt. Angeles on 101. Dana Mercedes wrote: > Heard mention, on the site, about many hot springs along the way in...
• Re: Anyone bought the BusDepot dish set with vans on it?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:53:39 -0500
  ...Has > anyone purchased this, and how is it holding up to knife and fork use?? I'm > thinking it could get scratched up pretty...
• Re: Seattle to Eureka
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 30 May 2008 18:23:49 -0700
  ...Up towards PA, Forks and down towards Astoria then follow 101 until you get to Eureka. Not into the ferry? Take I-5 down...
• Re: Problem with lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 10:54:29 -0700
  ...digit code on one of the two levers (looks like a fork). Assuming your van has never been rekeyed that should work on all...
• bike rack for breadloafs (maybe vanagons too)
  Historical mailing list - e freeman
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:43:03 -0400
  ...it holds 3 bikes by their forks, handlebars up on the rear of the van. they can be swung aside for engine work, and...
• Re: Sight Correction: Pilot Bearing Trouble/Trying to figure it allout
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:54:00 -0700
  Very likely the throwout bearing is shot, or possibly the clutch fork is broken, but either way you might as well buy a clutch...
• Re: Web Site
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:21:53 -0700
  ...also sell the plug setup, although I think this is a forklift-type item that might be available elsewhere, like Harbor Freight or Tractor...
• Help: Power Window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:47:33 -0800
  ...I am about 99% sure that the motor has died, but didnt really want to fork out $$$ until I was sure. Can anyone offer...
• Help: Power Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Thu, 11 Feb 1999 10:49:03 -0800
  ...I am about 99% sure that the motor has died, but didnt really want to fork out $$$ until I was sure. Can anyone offer...
• Re: quick trip report
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:48:56 -0700
  ...a snap-tite? What's the scale? > How big is the fork that comes with it? Does it double as a soup bowl? > Don...
• Re: no vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:22:14 -0500
  ...Maybe one of these days I'll be able to fork out the money on it. That's if I don't have to...
• Re[2]: Administrator Soliciation for Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Thu, 08 May 97 13:21:00 PDT
  I'll fork up some cash. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Administrator Soliciation for Replacement. Author: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu at SMTPGATE Date: 5...
• Re: click,click,click
  Historical mailing list - SSG SPEAR
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 22:28:53 EDT
  ...Does he speak with forked tongue?>> You're going to have to drop: 1. the engine or 2. the transmission When I did mine...
• Re: Syncro tranny pops out of fourth gear
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:38:07 -0800
  ...You can use a bungee cord to hold it in fourth, but you will chew up the shift fork and collar pretty quickly. Call...
• Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:51:58 -0400
  ...that seem more aerodynamic, but I don't just want to fork over the $30 bucks and still have the same floppy situation occur...
• Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:25:51 -0500
  ...camp on Lake Winnipesaukee we'd impale the bread on toasting forks (also used for hot dogs and marshmallows) and hold it over the...
• Re: top ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 17:03:14 -0800
  ...http://volksweb.relitech.com/uballjnt.htm I found I didn't even need the pickle fork. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81 Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82...
• Digifant Hall Sender Question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:04:56 EDT
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Re: older manuals
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:05:46 EST
  ...Their name sounds intriguing but their performance just seems to lack something! Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Re: Anyone bought the BusDepot dish set with vans on it?
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:36:22 -0500
  ...Has > anyone purchased this, and how is it holding up to knife and fork use?? I'm > thinking it could get scratched up pretty...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 21 May 2010 14:34:12 -0500
  ...And FWIW, that fork ends up under that rail > on pass. side of box when transmission in reverse. If that plastic > missing, not sure...
• Re: first post from airhaed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:07:17 -0600
  ...What should I be looking at on this bus > before I fork over a grand? Laurin, Absolutely nothing. You can look for problems after...
• Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDE yourvan?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 7 May 2001 19:53:03 -0400
  ...About 8 years ago, I had a pallet of data cable (40,000 ft) forklifted into the back of my '75 Bus and drove...
• Mechanic recommendations: Flagstaff / Grand Canyon area
  Historical mailing list - Chris Sullivan
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 06:56:37 -0700
  ...it's gonna cost a small fortune to tow it from where it's at to Flagstaff. (It's in Ash Fork, AZ. "Flagstone...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:19:14 -0700
  ...Transmission seems fine >> > in all other gears. >> > >> > Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork? >> > >> > Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City...
• Re: Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:16:17 -0700
  ...sliding door big dent.� (probably from PNP forklift driver)� All good fiberglass is gone. front doors, hatch, tranny, speedo, steering column, and glass all...
• Re: Can I put cheap tires on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:09:09 -0800
  ...to a > newer model) so I really don't want to fork out $400 for tires. Can anyone > recommend tires that will be ok...
• Paulchen racks and bikes
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:49:52 -0700
  ...I HATE this method of mounting bikes, and much prefer the fork-mount (e.g. Yakima Steelhead) method. Has anyone tried mounting the Yakima...
• Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:22:14 -0800
  ...but I think I would put something on > the face to keep from scratching it and using a table fork to do the > prying...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 14 May 1998 09:38:01 -0400
  ...To these load bars were attached two thule fork mount bicycle carriers facing backwards, that is with the rear wheel of the bicycles facing...
• Re: Upper ball joint - use a ball joint press!
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:40:39 -0800
  ...So thanks! Fortunately, since my neighbor had pickle forks and I was replacing the old ball joints, the rubber boots were expendable. I bet...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:06:31 -0400
  ...I know that I saw a modification > to carry a bike inside of the Vanagon. > It consisted of a fork mount attached to the...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 07:29:50 EDT
  ...I ask for a tie rod end extractor at my local AutoZone or FLAPS, they point me to the rack of pickle forks. Rich
• WTB: Front trans mount for '88
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:19:50 -0700
  ...I've decided this job requires a hydraulic press, so I may have to fork over the $100US for a new mount, unless I...
• Re: Would like some advice, re: clutch release bearing
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:49:31 -0600
  ...with your fingers? Okay. > > I would make sure that the release fork pivots are lubricated and > free-moving and put it all back together...
• Re: F/ Felder industries - lighter, lamp, outboard mount
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2013 12:11:42 -0600
  ...A fork tine was in the motor 45 years later when I recently cleaned up the carburetor--literally a cork with a tapered brass...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:28:18 -0600
  ...I mounted fork mounts on top, rear wheel cup mounts on bottom. All fork mounts had locks, top and bottom feet had locks. I...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:17:27 -0700
  ...I know that I saw a modification > to carry a bike inside of the Vanagon. > It consisted of a fork mount attached to the...
• Westys For Sale in the Charlottesville, VA Area
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sun, 2 May 1999 19:10:18 EDT
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL '85 Audi 5000S Avant
• Re: Why does my Van axle hop when reversing.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:23:33 -0600
  ...The only parts I have not replaced are those associated with the clutch linkage, meaning the fork and so on. Arggh! Gary ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Shea...
• South African five-cylinder bell housing, diesel 4-cylinder mounting parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:38:53 -0700
  I have a new complete [with clutch fork, sleeve, etc] SA bell housing. Bolts directly to any Vanagon four- or five-speed tranny to...
• Re: back-up alert
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:36:18 -0700
  ...not the obnoxious forktrauck variety, but some hightech hongkong import gizmo. about $50 shipped. I'm seriously considering this, wonder if it would help...
• Re: power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:39:35 -0400
  ...I was putting on new outer tierod ends so I just used a pickle fork type separator on them. Mike mordo wrote: > Can any...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 06:24:04 -0500
  At 4/5/2013 11:08 PM,Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >Hi.. >it's a pliers like tool with forks that wedge behind the...
• Re: E-Code Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:05:43 EST
  ...Hope this helps, Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Re: Shortest Lived Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 23:49:58 -0400
  Sounds like a broken clutch release fork. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, June 30...
• Re: Clutch Cross-shaft Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 19:23:10 -0700
  ...No marks on >> forks. It's better. But.... >> >> I used an open end wrench and judicious hammer blows to knock the >> "better" cross shaft...
• Re: Frydaye Follyes (sorry I missed it) - but check this out
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 15:28:34 -0700
  ...Our vehicle ops dispactched to the marina and find that somebody had tried to use a fork lift as the beaching tow (totally incorrect...