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  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:34:57 EST
  ...It also insures that she only does > it once!! > Don > > > > ouch!! are you a relative of Stan Wilder's bychance? :<) chris
• '69 Westy Engine Advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:43:26 -0700
  ...I said RELATIVELY! :-) I know it is not cheap but I am not the Franklin Mint here! 4. May or may not have some...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:27:34 +0100
  ...Big news a long time ago for muscle cars running high compression on relatively low octane gas. bw
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:41:13 -0800
  ...If so I'm told it relatively easy and relatively cheap to fix. Good luck. Mike On 2/22/08 4:44 AM, "Chad...
• Re: Here's one I'll bet big bucks ain't in the archives
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:52:44 -0800
  ...Everything is >> relative. Affordability is relative. When I was going to school, >> they told >> us ALL CAPS was used to EMPHASIZE a word. Now...
• Re: Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Joe Gawzner
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 20:10:18 -0500
  ...These boards were way heavy, one of them being a relatively thick 10'6". Your relatively light ski stuff should pose no issue. I...
• Re: smoked tail lights
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:31:04 -0700
  ...Enforcement of headlight laws are relatively lax even here in California. BenT
• Re: Name for bus trip...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 06 Aug 94 11:56:58 CDT
  ...really only ONE definitive term to use when referring to a >relatively slow moving surge of scary critters, oozing across the country >causing fear...
• YES! My H2o pump is leaky!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 07:54:43 +0000
  ...Want an economic relief! Isn't it amazing how your VW can bring you such relative joy? brian. 84 Westfalia, Vancouver, B.C.
• Re: pictures of the bush bars now on the web
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 15:39:22 -0700
  ...but right under the front of the bus are two fat > beams that you could probably bolt to with relative ease. What has me...
• Re: Sprinter Camper
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:59:06 -0800
  ...It's all relative I guess. 18-20mpg isn't so bad for a mid 80's crate. I always think of my aunt...
• Re: Old Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:54:53 -0800
  There is a relatively cheap solution to possibly having a spare that slowly lost its air over a long neglect period. A cheapie compressor...
• Rear Camber Adjustment, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  03 Oct 96 12:25:25 PDT
  Reading the Vanagon list Archives I found reference to adjusting the rear camber as being relatively easy. Is this something a home mechanic can...
• Re: Distributor cap for 2.1 L--sloppy fit
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 18:37:58 -0400
  ...There is where the relative timing is generated. The metal end of the rotor is a fairly wide arch. It has to be to...
• Re: Bus Depot: I'm stunned
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:01:13 -0400
  ...She departed one day In a relative way And arrived on the previous night. Stephen Mobile On Apr 17, 2018, at 10:48 AM...
• 82 diesel westy for sale RI
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 07:30:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...Everything inside seemed intact and relatively clean. The tires were not so hot. It seems like a good deal... Paul C 82 diesel westy
• No throttle switch?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:00:24 -0800
  Following some advice gotten from this group last week relative to an erratic idle, I went to Bentleys to find the throttle switch on...
• Re: PSI? Cooling system Mods, OK? THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 11:06:15 -0800
  ...the cooling system is relatively low pressure... like 15 psi I think... but the temperature... now that's another thing... Bill
• Re: Muffler Bearings, was RE: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:16:09 -0800
  ...Since this ball joint allows relative motion between 2 different exhaust pieces you could in theory call this a bearing.
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:17:36 -0700
  ...it has not cropped up at all but all trips have been relatively short. Neil. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot...
• Re: I-95 Vanagon Gran Prix
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:34:41 EST
  ...to be able to stretch the old girl's legs out, relatively safely, for what amounted to about 15 minutes. So don't rain...
• Re: skylight gasket/seal
  Historical mailing list - Joel David Shortlidge
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:32:36 -0500
  ...skylight gasket/seal >Does anyone know a relatively cheap source for such a seal? My skylight >has some hairline cracks, but it appears that...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #1
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:14:06 -0400
  > I have another post ready that details a relatively quick, simple and clean >procedure for filling and bleeding liquid cooled Vanagon cooling systems, I...
• Re: 7k tachometers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 15:42:08 +1200
  The Golf II 7000rpm tacho (and 220kmh speedo) use housings of the same shape as the van's, and should be relatively simple to...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 14:47:17 -0700
  ...Engine, would start but not run (12 months ago, has relatively new AMC heads)... - $200 4 spd transmission is in good condition - $200 Excellent...
• Re: West Coast Events?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:56:48 EDT
  In a message dated 7/18/05 3:26:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, stacybeard@GMAIL.COM writes: > I'm relatively new here and...
• Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:47:24 EST
  ...trailer for the aw top? you can buy or build them > relatively inexpensively and the aw top won't be that heavy. > > JFF > > > Joe...
• WBX Oil Dipstick Tube Crack: Common?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 12:23:54 -0700
  ...Is this a relatively common problem? If so, why do they crack? FWIW, I repaired mine using "Industrial" Gloo (seems quite similar to Goop...
• Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:25:31 -0900
  ...Does anyone care to comment on the relative advantages of one over the other? Considering my location, the Van Cafe' bumpers, despite there higher...
• Re: Stinkin' Audi Rims
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:57:00 -0700
  Chris, Excuse me if I'm wrong, but aren't you not to far from the DC area? Not to far is a relative...
• RE: Trip Report: Border partings :-(
  Historical mailing list
  22 Jul 96 16:22:33 PDT
  ...They are leaving today for Vancouver to visit relatives. - Jeff '80 Westi
• Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:46:34 EDT
  ...They are available in a variety of lengths and are relatively cheap. Tom '91 Carat [text/html]
• Temp II sensor replacement
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 17:59:40 -0800
  ...Being still relatively ignorant about the procedure I ned to know specifics about how to remove and replace the old sensor. Simple questions like...
• Re: Opinions Please
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:12:29 -0800
  >You may have some relatively minor problems. Before going the rebuild >route, do a leak down test. That will tell you a lot. If...
• Re: Please but this '91 Syncro Westy, $3000 LA,CA
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 21 May 2007 20:43:52 -0700
  ...I'd wager it's NONE of a kind! Given the relative rarity of westy weekender syncros, I bet it's just a westy...
• Re: Propex v. Plat Cat
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 20:50:29 -0800
  ...the plat cat so that people could evaluate the two relative to their personal needs/wants. The propex is several times louder than the...
• Stealth camping spot and tick warning
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 23 May 2006 14:17:47 -0400
  I never really thought about it until this past month but a good spot for relatively hassle free stealth camping might be a hospital...
• Pouring concrete RE: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 25 May 2010 20:05:56 -0400
  ...Good types of drive-on lift ramps? Cheap and relatively easy to pour a concrete slab that is level and can support the weight...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 18:33:32 -0800
  ...The only relatively happy EVC owners I've met had later model, like into the 2000's. Also the mechanics really don't like...
• Re: [WetWesties] pastel whyte van is ... TOAST
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:03:30 -0800
  ...But really glad to hear the two of you are relatively okay. Keep in mind that you should have the option to buy back...
• Re: Air conditioning - R134a condenser retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:33:16 -0500
  ...Thanks, Just a thought -- I don't know the relative temperatures involved, but I suspect that the a/c condenser might want to get...
• Re: question of oil level
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:55:04 PDT
  > oh, who cares about a bunch of mosquitos!! besides, that oxygen sensor is > relatively cheap (compared to a muffler), etc., etc., etc., etc. (lame...
• Re: Tornado Air
  Historical mailing list - John Grazul
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 11:01:28 EDT
  ...and for what its worth I think it has more power relatively speaking as well as smooth acceleration. Who really knows? I take the...
• Re: Westy height ? Garage door openings
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:11:10 -0500
  ...I needed to do some work on my westy while visiting relatives in Iowa. We had to let some air out of the tires...
• Weekender refigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:36:38 -0800
  I'm a relatively new Westy owner. I've got an '86 Wolfsburg Camper (Weekender style). It has the small refrigerator behind the passenger...
• Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:57:35 +0000
  there are relatively many europeans going on long off-road vacations - driving to china and back, driving to south africa and back etc. many...
• Vanagon Diesel Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 7 Oct 2019 13:30:01 -0400
  ...Has a relatively new radiator, new LT truck tires (less than 10k). The engine has a relatively newly Bosch certified rebuilt injection pump (cost...
• Re: Fri. Off topic.."Sent from my Dingleberry mobile device".. whatever
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 May 2010 13:25:59 -0700
  ...If only we can chose our relatives. Well, that's not relative. Move along folks. Nothing to see. Go about your business. Nothing be...
• Re: attention first time buyers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:48:32 -0500
  ...But where have all the truck drivers gone? First they got (relatively) civil and then they almost disappeared - where to? GMRS? d
• Snarky and in-groupish
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 17:50:45 -0700
  This list seems to have gotten in-groupish, snarky, and insular relative to what it once was. That's a shame, because it used...
• Diesel Vanagon at San Francisco area shop for sale
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:49:37 -0700
  Blown headgasket 82 diesel 4-spd with relatively clean body. It's a white basic van (not a Westy). Snatch it before they part...
• Re: VW as a Sex Symbol
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 29 May 1996 10:23:00 -0500 (CDT)
  Hmmm...bugs are relatively small cars. If people are judging my sexuality by the car I drive, I guess I'm glad I drive...
• .82 gear for 4th gear?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 10:32:16 -0600
  ...This would be a relatively low cost >way to >change the final drive ratio. Anyone done this to a syncro? What was the reduction...
• Anyone Driving to Alaska - Early May?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:00:36 -0800
  ...I begin working in late May so my drive is going to be relatively quick. Joel Walker told me there was some talk at...
• It's Friday...duck
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Impelizzeri
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 06:51:48 -0500
  ...e-mail snowball fight. >> > Send this to all your friends and relatives. Have fun with it. >> > Remember in an online snowball fight no one...
• attention all u.s. military veterans ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 22:04:12 CDT
  ...but if you or any of your relatives are vets, please email me as soon as you can. there's been a new law...
• Re: Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:05:28 EST
  ...Does anyone > know of a better source/price for what seems to be a relatively cheap item. > > Melvin, maybe you can get a muffler...
• Re: Engine value
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:20:31 -0500
  ...Engine value > Got a chance to buy a 5k engine (relatively new) complete. Owned by a vw > mechanic friend. Any ideas as to value...
• FW: Lincoln Westy on Ebay??
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 16:30:45 -0400
  Oh, I don't know....I like this part: "Mom and Dad converse in relative tranquility in front of a 1/2" glass divider...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 12:50:40 -0500
  ...about this, When I drive my stock 85 sunroof up > steep hills in San Francisco my front bumper is PAST 4 feet relative to