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'78 Bus Rolling Chassis - Very Cheap or Trade
Historical mailing list
Sat, 06 Apr 1996 23:14:05
...If anyone can use what's left (above), and wants to tow away the rolling chassis (or pull what you want off it), make...
Re: poptop paint
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:21:16 -0700
...Rolled on with short nap roller, tipped off with brush, done in small sections. Really nice result and the paint is taking a beating...
Re: Prepared foods
Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 10:01:36 -0400
marcus wrote: > > When I was > in the Army and we were out in the field, we got C rations or was it K > rations...
Re: Source for Blue Table
Historical mailing list - Carter
Sun, 2 May 1999 07:28:44 -0700
...It is called "Roll-A-Table"...wood-slat top with tough vinyl covering. 28" x 32" x 32", folds to 5 1/2" x...
Re: Skylight flex arm
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 20 Dec 2003 17:19:46 -0700
...tiico I have a flex arm on which the rollers are worn off and it keeps coming off the rails in the skylight. I...
Re: Tire trivia
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:00:22 -0500
...The question is, if the tire is grossly underinflated so that it is 'squashed' does one revolution in 'squashed' mode, equal in rollout, one...
Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:15:27 -0400
...Why not push in the clutch and take off the brake > and roll start the van in reverse? Tried it and it works great...
Re: odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 20:17:49 -0400
...Chances are the gear that rolls the odometer has wiggled its way out from the gear it connects with. Just push it back in...
Re: Brand Newbie
Historical mailing list - Jack
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:28:32 -0800
...it I tried to set the digital > clock and stuck a ball point pen in too far, now the hours won't stop > rolling...
Driver's side fuel expansion tank rollover valve nipple orientation
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:09:35 -0600
My rollover valve's grommet was rotted on the driver's side fuel expansion tank. Got new grommet, but not sure which direction the...
Re: Earl Scheib paint job
Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:37:31 -0500
http://carpainting.wetpaint.com/page/Roller+Method?t=anon Foam roller and interlux brightsides. On Nov 16, 2007, at 3:20 PM, Geza Polony...
Reinstalling Front Side Glass
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:44:18 -0800
...as far as passengers are concerned, its inward) and will do damn good job scratching your roll up glass. There is felt above this...
Re: Arm rest pivot repair
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:26:23 -0500
...use your > > centepunch and tap the roll pin out on the side opposite to the side its > > sticking > > out the most. > > ****NOTE: you must...
Re: vanagon top speed, was Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
Historical mailing list - John Reddick
Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:25:55 -0400
...At low speeds - <35 mph (approximation) the rolling resistance is higher than aerodynamic drag. To take this total drag figure and extrapolate it to...
Re: Here's something you don't see every day
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:17:18 -0800
...Here it > is again! check out the custom woodwork inside and that beefy roll cage. > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...
Re: VW porn
Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
Sun, 17 Jun 2001 17:29:58 -0500
...Jones wrote: >http://coyote.Colorado.EDU/jones/Utah01/roll2-medium/ROLL2DX-21A.JPG Oooh, you nasty boy, you! ;-) Joachim and Belinda and Hobi and...
Re: Distributor Shaft Pin
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 8 Jun 2017 16:31:19 -0700
...If so it is solid for a reason. If it should be a roll pin why not get the correct one so you won...
Re: Fwd: VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:52:36 -0000
...Ever looked at the fuel economy of a Rolls? It's not so hot. > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI > / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- > | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "I thought...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 18:05:03 -0700
...the noise > > and that roller bears the weight of the sliding door... > > > > I've used the Delrin roller and it's quieter than the...
Re: Skylight Installation Question
Historical mailing list - Garrick Chang
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:34:03 -0800
...with the skylight open without it rattling? Garrick Davis, CA 84 Westy > Anyone replace the small plastic rollers on the skylight? What did you...
Re: Slider door adjustment?
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:13:27 -0500
...It can take some > fiddling to get it right. > > This last weekend I replaced and lubricated all the rollers/bearings and I > also applied...
Re: Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Tue, 18 May 1999 06:26:58 -0700
...rollovers. They are not a pretty sight and prompt "Drive safely" when viewed. Many other vans just have a side pushed in and it...
Re: Sound Insulation & Air conditioner
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:28:04 -0700
...gen_info_roof_overview.htm it seems to me that a roll of B-Quiet is half a roll of Emco Progard. Alistair, you...
Re: A minimal tool kit?
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:03:26 -0700
I agree with Lauren about the Tool Roll. I carried a tool box for decades which took up much needed space. I can put...
brunton solar panels that roll up
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:22:45 -0700
http://www.brunton.com/catalog.php (see Solar Roll 14) this thing is cute. wonder if you could make curtains out of it, or...
Re: westy rollover angle
Historical mailing list
Mon, 01 Aug 94 22:33:26 EDT
...how I can figure out the real rollover angle of my car short of buying a big pile of mattresses and pushing it over.
Re: unrolling papertowel
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:30:08 -0700
...unrolling papertowel > > Bolted a paper towel roll holder in the ceiling panel next behind the > driver's seat. It is spring loaded so one...
Rubber tape (Magic Wrap)
Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
Tue, 17 Dec 1996 13:00:33 -0800
...If someone knows where to get it could you please contact me and send me a roll. THANKS > Remember the guy in Sweden who...
Re: Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 3 May 2013 09:34:30 -0700
...outer. �Roll window down. �Yank the top one first by prying it forward at the bottom-back of the window opening where it meets...
Re: best lube for sliding door
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 7 Jun 2011 07:35:20 -0700
...Yes, it requires taking > everything apart to get in there but just putting grease between the > roller and the metal track it rides on...
Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:14:58 -0500
...I haven't > used it yet, but now you know more than you did. Send me a roll and I'll compare it with...
Re: Vanagon Handling
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 20:33:08 +1200
...it wasn't a Westy, > > I'd have sent it to the dump long ago. Tell that to the LiMBO owner who rolled his...
Re: VOLKSWAGON(sic) vs ROLLS
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 18:50:10 -0000
...VOLKSWAGON(sic) vs ROLLS > > In a message dated 11/15/02 6:20:54 AM, clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM > writes: > > << Several weeks pass...
Re: Cooking the Roll----
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:01:08 -0800
...Cooking the Roll---- > > No, but it sounds a lot like the heater box from a beetle to me!! Maybe > *that's* why VW did...
Sliding door repair
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 06:42:56 -0500
...Now it can stay nice and dry and let the roller do its job as it was designed to do. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte...
Re: Rear Table storage
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:18:19 -0700
...By the way, I carry Jonce Francher's windshield/ side-window cover, rolled up in its carry-bag, under that table. I'm pretty...
Re: Vanagon Handling
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:40:21 -0600
...it wasn't a Westy, > > I'd have sent it to the dump long ago. Tell that to the LiMBO owner who rolled his...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 22:20:38 -0400
Hi Erin, I replaced the rear roller arm on my 1985 last year. To do it I had lots of help from this list...
Cheapo CV Boot repair(emergency only)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:05:12 -0500
...there until I can fix it" shade tree repair. Most Walmarts and Harbor Freights have these small rolls of shrink wrap for shipping stuff...
To unite, or separate (the air bags)
Historical mailing list - radish150
Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:27:57 +0000
...Though it would be very easy though for the system to be of a low enough pressure so that when the rolling force pushed...
Re: Silicone tape was '85 with geysering coolant (Update)
Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 09:56:53 -0700
...Assuming it is similar to what we use, there is a plastic separator strip that peels off and the roll can be easily re...
RE: Syncro Towing
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 22 Sep 1995 09:30:00 -0700 (PDT)
...a syncro, or otherwise rolling it a long way with the engine shut down. Any chance this could have something to do with it?
Re: Rolling resistance
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 07:34:26 -0700
Someone else may answer your rolling resistance question but another consideration is snow traction. Wider tires aren't as good in snow. I know...
Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:02:06 -0700
Acherly, it snot tork it's thrust which is tractive force at the wheel/pavement interface. Geeky, yep, but its always just fizzix. So...
Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:21:31 -0700
...light roll with just weight of roller wait 2 mins they should settle out -if you get orange peel effect paint it too thick...
Re: window does not roll up
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:07:45 -0800
...I then tried the other direction, and it rolled down a bit. >> >> I tried grabbing the window and pulling it up, but it would...
Re: When & why replace heads?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:13:08 -0600
...Might not necessarily be so,,, There is a product called Super Rubber Rejuvenator it quite easily transforms Rock Hard Rubber Offset PrintingPress Rollers back...
Re: six cylinder vanagons
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:34:38 EDT
...A feature that other vans didn't & still don't have - roll down windows all around. Wouldn't it be great to roll down...
Re: Shake, Rattle, and Roll...
Historical mailing list - John Haddad
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 23:37:05 -0400
...Did you notice the problem after the new tires were mounted, or was it there before? Finally, if you have aluminum rims, they may...
Re: Repair Arm Rest Stop?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 1 May 2011 15:51:23 -0700
...It's even harder to maneuver the roll pin into the holes. But within a few minutes, I had the roll pin started. I...
Re: weird mouse story [F]
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Fri, 24 Jan 1997 09:12:51 -0800
...I went out to the Vanagon and holding one end of the carpet let the roll fall to the ground. When It unrolled I...
Re: wheel bearing question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:01:04 -0500
...something. � So > I took it back apart and I got the center race of the roller bearing out of > it's center, somehow....I...
Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:55:45 -0600
...If it's original it will be stamped "Made in Japan". > > > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com <http://www.kegkits.com/> > > www.stir-plate...
Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Jul 2006 - Special issue (#2006-605)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:12:49 -0700
...It comes in a 50 ft x 9" roll for $45 clams. It is not 1/4" thick and I would not want to...
Re: Armrest Fell Off
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:54:26 -0900
...I can see this roll pin, but that leads me to > another question. How hard is it to get that roll pin back in...
Re: impressive crash test vids
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 23:41:55 -0700
...feature=player_embedded > > > second video has westy roll over, and its quite amazing how well it > survives. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7rEM0eGrUA...
Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:56:24 -0400
...How much does that stuff weigh per roll or for all 6 rolls you put in? Edward At 06:10 PM 4/23/2010...
Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
Historical mailing list - walt spak
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 21:59:24 -0500
...How about I sell you the roller from it for 1/2 price? (joke, son) Walt Spak Pittsburgh PA b20swalt@city-net.com ----- Original...
Need advice rapidly! Engine running rough
Historical mailing list - S. Hajasz
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 11:42:00 -0400
...After checking it all over this morning the reason it was running rough was (Drum roll please...) a bad spark plug wire on the...
Re: Sheesh? Duct Tape? BTDT
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:31:20 -0700
...Plus it's black and the exterior is clothlike so you can paint it... But at $7 a 100 yard roll (I think they...