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• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:41:50 -0800
  ...So I put a bungeee >> cord from the shift to behind the vent betwixt the driver and passanger and >> stretched the bungee into third...
• Re: Just bought a campground
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:33:34 -0700
  ...This will be a great place for us to spend the summer except that we won't get to travel in our stretched Vanalong...
• Re: cabinet trim on '87 westy...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 16:55:38 -0300
  ...The solution is to remove, then heat the plastic moulding/trim and then it can be stretched back into the correct length. Folks try...
• Re: Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 15:27:58 -0700
  ...FWIW I measured 112.75" using a #14 wire bent to shape, then stretched out. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...
• Re: Stretch project. Clips for sale cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:14:13 -0700
  ...Pics are on my site. -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus 82 A3 GTI Westfalia, turning into a...
• Re: LVC: Westy camping at USGP--gripe
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:51:52 EDT
  ...But a crisp, sunny October day, trees ablaze with color, stretched out on a grassy hillside working on a buzz of one kind or...
• Re: Drivetrain Diagnosis - Update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:57:24 -0700
  ...stock propshaft - where our new u joints will fit in - are "stretched" or distorted so that the new u-joints will not make a...
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:29:28 -0700
  ...FM booster. >Once I got all the twisted, taped up, over stretched and undocumented wires >and devices removed I found the fuel delivery (fuel...
• Introduction, Interesting Project, and Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Weathersbee
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:34:26 -0500
  ...My intent from initial purchase was to create a stretched Vanagon. For the past 7 months or so I have been slowly cutting, welding...
• Re: Alternative to deck lid raising
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 18 May 1999 09:20:17 -0700
  ...I used a 2 roast pans from safeway and stretched them together. After cutting the foam in the matress it is hard to tell...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:53:48 -0400
  ...It's never a good idea to have a > power cable of any sort stretched to the max - they need some slack to > accommodate...
• Re: proper Aux battery type size?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 21:53:01 -0700
  ...side? -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus 82 A3 GTI Westfalia, turning into a hybrid electric stretch 86...
• Re: Do head bolts have to be replaced?
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 23:09:38 -0400
  ...The friend said that he thought that this was due to the fact that head bolts stretched and should always be replaced when replacing...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 18:20:56 -0500
  ...If they were somewhat loose than either they were not properly installed or the engine was over heated to the point the studs stretched...
• Re: Just bought a campground
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:19:10 -0700
  ...This will be a great place for us to spend = the summer except that we won't get to travel in our stretched Vanalong...
• Re: Has anyone refinished the inside of their Westfalia's poptop
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 19:55:36 -0700
  ...We then bought one of those bedspreads that have the neat celtic knots on them (black ink knotwork on a blue cloth) stretched and...
• Re: How to reseal propane connection?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:11:26 -0400
  ...Ordinary teflon tapes are stretched 600% or more, with a void >volume greater than 80%. Gas can escape through these pores, creating >potentially hazardous...
• Re: plastic coolant pipe diameter?
  Historical mailing list - Herr Wibo Fichten
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:17:39 -0400
  ...With a good clean surface, 2 or 3 thicknesses should do (wrapped and stretched right around). I'd smooth any burrs or ridges too...
• Re: The future of the Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:13:23 -0500
  ...The future of the Westy? Looks like Mark Drillok' stretched Vanagon... Mark, they copied your Stretch!(well almost) Leon 85 Subwagen On Thu, 16...
• Re: almost got syncro confiscated very long
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:12:03 -0400
  ...Most rangers and other park employees are often so stretched out to manage very large areas, that they can't afford to give breaks...
• Re: '82 air-cooled parts sources?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 95 16:08:10 MDT
  ...One rod bolt had stretched to the point where it had necked down in > diameter to 75% of original. Apparently, someone had rebuilt this...
• Re: Thoughts on Travelling w/ 4 year old
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:39 -0800
  ...As a small child, I slept many times stretched across > > the back bench seat of a car. I don't recommend this now. > > > > So...
• Re: Extra gas tank for weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:40:19 -0800
  At 3:12 AM -0500 3/29/00, James Shinosky wrote: >Would love to see the Vanagon gas range being stretched a bit... I...
• An Introduction, an Interesting Project, and an Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Weathersbee
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:42:45 -0500
  ...My intent from initial purchase was to create a stretched Vanagon. For the past 7 months or so I have been slowly cutting, welding...
• Re: Propane line help
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:02:15 -0400
  ...The extend-a-stay will not fit as is because the lines are > already stretched as far as they can be to the left...
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:26:20 -0400
  ...I >wrapped 3 layers, stretched as tight as I could pull, overlapping by >1/2 with each wrap. Did it yesterday, tested after an...
• Subject: Re: Emissions Testing, passed! (third time's a charm)
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 11:51:34 -0400
  ...Also works on older American cars with stretched timing chains. Hope this info helped Thought is our most powerful weapon! DAN STEVENS 76 BAJA...
• Restoring Westy cabinet edge pieces
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 14 Jul 2012 17:00:43 -0700
  ...pulled a bit more out past the corner and softened and stretched it enough to form them back to the original curve. You could...
• blue plastic circuit board
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 30 May 2001 16:38:05 -0700
  ...besides the broken plastic all over the cluster housing, i noticed the blue plastic looked kind of funny, stretched, if you will. i lifted...
• Re: Introduction, Interesting Project, and Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:39:35 -0500
  ...My > intent from initial purchase was to create a stretched Vanagon. > > For the past 7 months or so I have been slowly cutting, welding...
• Re: Desperately searching for trim piece
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 8 Mar 2017 09:45:52 -0800
  ...it can be removed, softened > carefully with a heat gun, and stretched back out. It will shrink again > though over time, so use a...
• My 2 cents on head leaks. Old hash I'm sure...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:44:11 -0400
  ...I don't hear any talk about the head studs being stretched. The heads are held to the block with very little torque, and...
• Re: Coolant leaking at upper head nut
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:02:53 -0500
  ...You may get lucky and be able to remove the nut and reseal it but the loose of tension indicates the stud stretched and...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:18:36 -0400
  ...Mine's in my garage, up against the back wall under the overhead shelving, with a 2'x4' piece of plywood stretched across two...
• Re: NVC: Catenary Curve: Final Answer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:09:06 -0500
  ...A cable stretched so tight there is no visible deflection will still form a catenary in a uniform gravity or acceleration field, although you...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 21:52:06 -0500
  ...Some of them are not sized right and need to be stretched and glued on the pan to get them to seat at all...
• Re: Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 28 May 2007 10:59:14 -0700
  The reason they stretched them was because they could. It was known as one of the most overpowered airplanes in the AF inventory in...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 20:03:31 -0400
  ...If there weren't leaking before they > should > > be OK going back together unless you removed them and stretched them out. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > -----Original Message...
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:10:55 -0400
  ...I'd suggest minimum two, preferably three layers, stretched as close to 3:1 as you can. 60 psi is definitely high pressure in...
• Re: Warren Chapman drives his Syncro into the sunset...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:32:35 -0700
  ...the Westy equipment.� In fact, he just climbed right in and stretched out (all 6' 9" of him) and tried it out, made himself...
• Re: Stretch Westy Google "Street View" voyeurism
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:43:42 -0700
  ...Ryan, > > It's a cool sighting, but it's not a stretched bus.... > > Have a look from a different angle: > http://maps.google.com...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 15 May 2009 15:44:50 -0700
  ...given that the insert is 2 inches long and any hose stretched 2 additional inches within a 1-inch span is going to tear...
• Re: Here's That "Big fish Vanagon" Again.... I Want It!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 01:10:18 EST
  ...Fish? The LT trucks look do cool from behind but just look like a funny stretched Vanagon from the front IMHO. The headlights need...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:45:13 -0700
  ...I stretched the > >spring and screwed the adjuster in full stop, which only took it about > >9.5 inches. So probably my regulator is...
• Re: Canvas won't fit
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 23 Jun 2018 13:47:59 -0600
  ...I don�t suspect the size >> of the canvas is wrong. >> But it maybe. >> Question; can it be stretched? >> Zoltan >>
• Re: Stretch Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:58:20 -0700
  ...02 5:36 AM wilden1@JUNO.COM wrote: > > > > >Unusual conversion, a stretched Vanagon. > > >Among the weird and unusual. > > > > > >http://www.evcl.com/vw/ > > > > > >Stan...
• Re: Stretch Westy Google "Street View" voyeurism
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:28:44 -0500
  ...going on there Ryan. > > I don't think the Bay is stretched; its just the pull of the lens. The > van > has one small...
• Re: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:23:26 -0800
  ...Replace the studs as they are also > stretched. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > HotelWestfalia...
• Re: Just bought a campground
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:50:55 -0700
  ...This will be a great place for us to spend the summer except that we won't get to travel in our stretched Vanalong...
• Re: Coolant Hoses: Are there Grades?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:21:08 -0400
  ...Especially any hose that is modified or stretched to fit a fitting it was not designed. As I learned to work on cars back...
• My List Withdrawl :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 18:28:28 EST
  ...Your server and etc, etc, are already stretched to the max, I know, so in an effort to make room for someone who dearly...
• Re: lock yer doors without keys?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:27:36 -0600
  ...Those little lock stubs are hard to get a grip on when you are stretched out that far <g> I like it the way...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:09:20 -0800
  ...If they were somewhat loose than either they were not properly installed or the engine was over heated to the point the studs stretched...
• Re: leak down verdict
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:19:35 +0000
  ...I would consider replacing the head studs as they may not be able to hold pre-load after being over stretched or they may...
• Re: An Introduction, an Interesting Project, and an Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 21:37:51 -0500
  ...My intent from initial purchase was to create a stretched Vanagon. > > For the past 7 months or so I have been slowly cutting, welding...
• Re: Which Wind/Rain Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015 08:26:26 -0500
  ...So when you roll the window back down, the seal has >> been stretched open, allowing the deflector to start to loose it's grip...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:35:01 -0400
  ...It's never a good idea to have a > power cable of any sort stretched to the max - they need some slack to > accommodate...
• Temperature Adjustment cables was RE: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:46:16 +0000
  ...Looks like PO stretched it out at one point and tried to twist it around the slider handle in the dash. I am wondering...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 23:43:07 -0500
  ...I'd love one of those compact toilets in a stretched Vanagon. However, weight will be a concern. I velive Otmar's stretch weighed...
• Re: Eurovan Door gasket falling apart @#!&*!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 13:03:54 PDT
  ...The outer piece is very > stretchy and is glued to the inner piece in a stretched > mode, making it very difficult for me to...