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• RE: First oil change
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 04 Nov 1994 14:23:20 PDT
  ...i just like to ride along in my bus. :) Circumstances allowing, someone who lives 6 miles from work should ride a bike or take...
• Ride height (was Re: Total restoration cost!)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:19:19 -0500
  ...westy cabinetry on the driver's side accounts for the lower ride height on the left side of the vanagon. Happy Trails, Greg Potts...
• 91 VANARU
  Historical mailing list - mat christensen
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:09:56 -0700
  ...and then Friday I took it for a 750 mile test ride from nj to lake ontario and back.it was a awesome to...
• Re: [NVC] Bicycles - Was - Re: re drafting big rig
  Historical mailing list - David King
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 19:47:28 -0600
  ...In the course of about 30 minutes I saw 4 or 5 different bicyclists blow through red lights, ride against traffic and ride in...
• Re: Santa Cruz Beach BOARDWALK ...WHAT A BLAST!!
  Historical mailing list - sheri motsenbocker
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:31:15 -0700
  ...Concerts are every Friday night during the summer -- 2 per night (same group both times). > The 1907 Nights (Mondays & Tuesdays) offer.50 cent ride...
• What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:19:50 -0700
  ...I notice that a lot of Vanagon owners on this list mention that they ride motorcycles. I drive a Vanagon as an everyday car...
• My 85 is running rough again!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 96 20:50 AST
  Hi fellows! Last week I was celebrating my victory over the rough intermitent ride of my 85 GL. Surprise! I took it for a...
• Re: What do Vanagondrivers ride -- human powered- thread ending!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 15:46:48 -0500
  ...What do Vanagondrivers ride -- human powered Road bike: Giant Cadex 980C, (snip)
• Re: Used Dprings For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:34:57 -0700
  ...Remember that in '90, even on a Westy, the > ride height was a little lower that in some previous years. > Anyway, for sale, local...
• Re: daily driver
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 22:22:24 -0500
  I'm a daily driver! ('cept when my van breaks and i have to ride the bus!)
• Air ride suspension for the Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:56:42 EST
  anyone else seen this?? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/index.mv?photo+200303241124002287
• Re: Opinion regarding new lowered 88 2wd Doublecab w/ Porsche/Pirelli 17's
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:09:43 -0500
  ...But the ride is not for everyone >> since its a hard ride on some bad roads. >> >> ohh and I have hauled massive amounts of...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 09:11:44 -0400
  ...I just never thought that increasing unsprung weight would lead to a better ride.. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• RE: Speed limits...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 17:30:13 PDT
  ...to ride in it), is far more foolish than any kid who > chooses use money he makes from his after school job to trick...
• CV joint Angle?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:10:08 -0800
  ...Conversely if one did raise the ride height say 10% what would the angle difference be and would it be significant with respect to...
• Friday and Bicycles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:25:26 -0600
  ...Many of my neighbors have school age children and none of them ever ride their bicycles on this street, that's parents or children...
• Re: Oppinions / Best deals on Bilstein shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:59:01 +0000
  ...The Touring is about $15-20 per shock cheaper than the HD and they are a softer ride. Your Vanagon originally had oil/air...
• Re: Shock Advice Sought
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:23:54 -0400
  ...I decided from posts that I don't want the ride of a gas >charged shock (better performance but stiffer and translate more bumps...
• Re: Odometer fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:46:59 -0700
  The shaft that the main odometer rides on. The gears on on it OK, I think, it just keeps pulling out of the hole...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Feb 2003 - Special issue (#2003-155)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:41:46 -0800
  ...What do Vanagon drivers ride? '97 Suzuki TL1000S '93 Klein Adroit (Gator fade paint) So do any of you ever take your motorcycles around...
• SWMBO
  Historical mailing list - David Griffin
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 17:04:54 -0500
  From the book "She", by H. Rider Haggard. "She" is short for SWMBO, in the book and film... David Griffin
• Re: Share your ride/websites
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:57:01 -0700
  Hey all, Here's my van, with scenery ;) http://* 64.36.11.250*/personal/Vanagon/ Joel
• Re: Industrial motors (fwd) [F]
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 23:14:07 -0700
  ...One night FreeFall (the ride where you drop straight down for like 20 stories) lost power when four people were up at the top...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2007 to 14 Dec 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1348)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:07:42 -0800
  Segway? Don't get me started! Please ride a bike! Cheaper, more reliable, 0 emissions, healthier for you and you won't look like...
• Vanagon Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jon Walton
  Thu, 02 May 1996 10:58:08 -0700
  ...For those of you familiar with the Gabriel shock, these seem to be a bit heavier-duty and a bit of a firmer ride...
• Free rides in a Subaru Vanagon, Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:32:12 -0400
  ...My friend is going to take it to Kelowna soon, but before it goes I�m happy to give tours/rides and answer any...
• 87 westy: handling improvement suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:01:48 -0400
  ...it would be nice to have a kind of stiffer ride, my girlfriend claims it rides like a ferry (and she hates ferries). so...
• Re: My first Subi ride
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 4 May 2007 23:59:37 -0400
  ...yea, i'll go for another ride. Bennybadboy
• Re: NVC: Mountain Biking Anyone? (very cool)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:02:09 -0700
  ...For more just search for "North Shore' or 'North Van' or maybe Flow Riders'. My older son used to ride these trails; 'CBC', 'Pingu...
• Re: '86 Westy Shocks/Leans
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:44:56 -0700
  ...I put new springs in all around, a set from Van-Cafe.com Fixed the problem and improved the ride. That the expensive way...
• Re: Share a picture of your ride
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 05:51:02 -0400
  rudolf on his road trip last summer. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jfarrugi/rudolf/ jonathan
• sweet!
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 23:50:36 -0400
  http://carboncow.net/images/rupswagen.jpg man we don't get any of the cool rides here in the usa. Shawn
• Re: My first Subi ride
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 3 May 2007 12:48:19 -0400
  Car porn, plain and simple. This list should have a triple X rating. tabe johnson/87 westy
• Re: vanagon spring rate color coding for different models...READ!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:30:31 -0700
  ...As for question 4, who gets to determine what makes a better ride? Mark Jeff Oxroad wrote: > As long as we're on the...
• Free Used Springs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:36:00 -0400
  Hi all, I have replaced my old Carat springs with the Bus Depot ones which seem to preserve the OEM Carat ride height and...
• Re: Fw: 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 3 May 2001 09:04:05 -0700
  ...stiffer for a firm > > ride and better cornering and better wind handling. > > The air bags will not raise ride height at all. 0". > > > > Here...
• ride height adjustment? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:59:36 -0700
  ...So on a van, is there any way to influence/adjust the suspension for "length"...Not the right term, I know.."extension?" Ride height...
• How Do You Know If Your Springs Need To Be Replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:18:49 -0400
  ...Before I replaced the the stock shocks with these the ride was very bouncy and springy, now since the replacement over 4 years ago...
• Shocking Dilemma...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:07:59 EDT
  I am trying to make the ride better for my wife and 9.5 month old son that ride in the back during trips...
• spring PNW camping
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 23:19:43 -0800
  ...3/15 Deception Pass State Park - mtb ride with BBTC folks; 4/5 Orcas Island/Mt Constitution - mtb ride with BBTC folks; (BBTC == Backcountry...
• Re: Buzzy inline 4 from Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:01:51 -0400
  The law-abiding, more respectful riders have a saying about this: "Loud pipes lose rights" These loud pipes are blatantly illegal in every state...
• Re: Smoother ride? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 17:17:52 -0700
  ...You know, like low-riders! 8) On 6/4/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > > Bilsteins have been a thread...
• My ride pics
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:50:57 -0700
  Here is a link to my $$$ pit :-) http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nobleman36/album?.dir=/464f Cheers, Brian
• kombi rides again in NZ
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:50:39 -0700
  http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/9/story.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10355902 from the wires jimt
• Re: Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 08:50:13 -0700
  ...If you see a change in where the needle rides, it's an indication of a potential problem that you should check out. Mark...
• Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:07:25 -0500
  ...Does your Vanagon "ride happy" This also occurs after washing, oil changes, adding new "gadgets", and generally knowing that you are driving your beloved...
• [Syncro] FS: Custom Betts front springs
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:10:57 -0700
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320351504 The springs ride very nicely - they are not harsh at all, and really...
• Vanagon Carat shock suggestions
  Historical mailing list - David Hayward
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:12:02 -0800
  ...It is fine for a Syncro but it is not a ride I wish to copy on my Caravelle. I checked on the new...
• Re: Buzzy inline 4 from Tiico
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:55:16 -0400
  The Hardly Able-son riders I know say they yank the baffles out to be heard on the roads. Kinda like a safety feature...
• Re: Westy height?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 19:43:24 -0400
  ...In mid 1987 with the introduction of >the 1987-1/2 Wolfsburg Limited Edition, VW reduced the ride height of all 2WD >Vanagons. All...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 08:16:54 -0500
  If you get a reply, I, too, would like to understand how increasing the ratio of sprung to unsprung weight makes a vehicle ride...
• Re: my NEW RIDE.... I'M SELLING THE FARM FOR THIS ONE
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:44:02 -0600
  ...my NEW RIDE.... I'M SELLING THE FARM FOR THIS ONE > > If only I had a farm!!! > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI...
• Re: FW: Granddad's cool van...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:51:19 -0500
  ...none of the kids wanted to ride with grandma in her > Chrysler 300.they wanted to ride in granddad's cool van.my '88...
• Vanagon Ride height?
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Wed, 09 Apr 1997 21:38:19 -0500
  Hi Volks, I was wondering if you might know the correct ride height for my '82 Vanagon camper? Right now its sits roughtly about...
• Re: How long have your shocks lasted?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:06:01 -0800
  ...No wonder the ride was so rough. Now have Bilstein all around. Great ride for an '82. Robert 1982 Westfalia ----Original Message Follows---- From...
• Ride still needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:09:54 EST
  Still looking for a ride for my daughter April from Santa Cruz to Lake Havesu for the _BBB_ (http://www.busesbythebridge.com/) event January...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride & wear?
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 22:02:05 -0000
  jeans leather jacket boots crazy t-shirt spiked hair Motorcycles: 1970 Triumph Tiger 1999 Triumph Speed Triple
• Re: It was a great ride . . .
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:14:24 -0700
  The oil/filter change sounds like the suspect here. Did they remember to actually put the oil it???
• Frydazestuff
  Historical mailing list - Marty Kulmus
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:03:24 -0800
  NVC, but there is VW content http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/22/vw-strikes-again-un-pimp-my-ride-vide os/ Marty
• multivan badge
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:41:51 -0700
  there is also a multivan badge http://www.bully-rider-stade.de/Bildhtmls/weven29.html notice the far left of the pic . . . .