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• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:55:38 -0600
  My brain has a gap where the name is stored but in Chem lab we used little strips of paper that you dipped in...
• Re: Windshield trim question
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:27:20 -0800
  ...The only issue is that on the windshield trim there is a larger >> then usual gap at the bottom and no trim connector. >> > >> > Now...
• Re: Mice!!! part II
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:11:16 -0400
  They're living in the VAN! They are now your pets! There are getting in most likely through the large gaps in the frame...
• Re: Syncro - tire question regarding flat - help
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:56:43 -0700
  ...If it has been done that way once, then of course the system tolerances are minimized (no gaps) and most of the stress is...
• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:50:39 -0400
  ...the front edge of the door and then out through the gap between the door and the frame). This caused lots of air noise...
• Re: rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:36:31 EDT
  ...The velcro seals up the gaps and keeps out the bugs. The German screening is fine enough to keep out the noseeums. Steve Lashley...
• Re: Vanagon 1.9 oil pan bell housing clearance???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 31 May 1999 10:03:28 -0700
  ...If it protrudes or there is a gap, clutch housing will be stressed and could break." It also says: Oil pan, installing (engine installed...
• Re: Point and plug gappings?
  Historical mailing list - Topher Jerome
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 10:52:55 EDT
  Thanks! I figured out the point thing quickly :) Digijet? Is that the original engine? Bentley? I'm a little lost here. When I went...
• Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:21:32 -0800
  I have used the Bosch Super W7DTC plugs for many years and find them to be outstanding. I don't even try to regap...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:45:02 -0500
  ...That gap widens and you are going to lose head pressure, which I think is especially important in this setup. It's conceivable that...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:12:46 -0600
  ...Spark plug gap > > I think the next time a tire shop offers to fill my tires with nitrogen, I'll ask for some of...
• Creepy gap between carpets
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:00:14 -0700
  ...On my '84 with dark brown carpets, there's a gap between the frontmost carpet (running crossways under the feets of the driver and...
• Re: 3 probe plugs
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 15 May 2002 22:36:15 -0400
  ...efficiency or what? and how do you set the gap? what should the gap be for a 90 vanagon? jason 90gl _____ Join the world...
• Re: Gap-Toothed Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 2 May 2018 07:27:24 -0700
  hi Mark, that center section usually sold with the whole 3 pieces spoiler. Hard to find. What you could do is find a piece...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:58:49 -0400
  ...With a properly operating lifter, you could open up the adjustment leaving a big air gap, wait some undefined amount of time (maybe hours...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:01:46 -0400
  Sorry, gapped the plugs to .028 -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of David Maurio Sent: Saturday...
• NON-DELIVERY of: Re: Desperately seeking mechanical...
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 14:00 EST
  ...CN=Brian Gapco/O=Federal-Mogul @ Federal_Mogul because: No route found to server Notes1/Federal-Mogul from server NOTES2/FEDERAL-MOGUL. Check Server...
• Re: 91 GL problems
  Historical mailing list - Neil Curri
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:30:42 -0500
  ...if you changed the sparks did you check the > gap? Had this done at the dealer, so I'm assuming they did. What is...
• Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 12:16:46 -0500
  ...Has about a1/16th or so gap from being fully seated. This exposes it to moisture. Anyone have any ideas as to how to...
• valves: what's with them..?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 21:43:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...the engine was rough and I found #4 intake valve had 0 gap.) Grateful for any insights. -- Sami ('75 Westf.) dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu
• Re: Gap? .03" = .762mm??
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 11:05:51 -0600
  1 inch = 25.4mm exactly in SI (System International) which was adopted in the 1960s. Before that time it was approximate. Alfred > > Yes. For...
• Re: One more maintenance item to keep a check on...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 15:40:12 -0500
  ...I will adjust it to the correct gap, >then at sometime later the "click" is no more. I tighten down the screw >tight, but...
• Re: driving to rio (little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 16:39:17 -0800
  ...But I never heard of the Darian Gap. It sounds like the problem old Cecil Rhodes faced when he tried to build a railway...
• NON-DELIVERY of: [f]Re: Sticker consensus non-solution
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 13:58 EST
  ...CN=Brian Gapco/O=Federal-Mogul @ Federal_Mogul because: No route found to server Notes1/Federal-Mogul from server NOTES2/FEDERAL-MOGUL. Check Server...
• Re: Westy ocassional missing & bucking...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:41:57 -0400
  ...Have you check the obvious? Your hand brake is off? Spark plugs are good and well gapped? Wires are good? Caps and rotor? How...
• Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:18:21 -0700
  ...You can bolster the doughnut by filling the gaps with polyurethane caulk - let cure overnight. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 4:51 PM...
• new Propex water heater, feedback wanted
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:15:40 -0800
  ...thewestyman/Malagafrontpage.pdf <http://www.mindspring.com/~thewestyman/Malagafrontpage.pdf> Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 3333 Gapland Road Gapland, MD 21779 ph: 301.432.4645
• M.I.C...K.E.Y....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 95 16:57 CDT
  ...I suppose I could tape the gap (I know that 1/2" is big enough for mice), but wouldn't they just chew through...
• Alloy wheels FS, 15" and 16"
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:30:34 -0400
  ...Karl Gapland, MD
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:52:59 -0800
  ...check! Jon > also, not impossible that fuel system cleaner resulted in fouled plugs, > such as a small piece of carbon bridging electrode gap(s).
• Compu fire Question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Eggert
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 13:49:21 -0500
  ...Does anyone know a ball park figure for a gap that I should be setting it to. It was at .483 and it started...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues , now with exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:26:35 -0800
  ...take off > the exhaust a sand/grind them flat and true; or replace the manifolds. > > I suppose you could try filling to gap with...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 17:17:33 -0500
  ...The gap of .002-.004 is to be set as the switch closes.You want the switch to close at .002-.004 as the...
• Repairing the Foil?
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 15:52:19 -0700
  ...The electrons are having a tough time jumping the gap. I'm wide-open for suggestions! TIA. Jim
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:35:47 -0400
  ...It may make the difference between what you have and a properly operation vehicle.Also check the timing, plug gap,and tire pressure. These...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:08:49 -0800
  ...14 in Bentley specifies a measurement for gap "a". >> >> By "a", do they mean the gap between the upper and lower parts of the...
• Re: Transmission swap problems: 86 tranny onto 83 engine.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 5 Jan 2016 11:51:30 -0800
  ...I can't tell you exactly how big the gap was and can't remeasure now since my son is not avail for a...
• NON-DELIVERY of: RE: Sticker non-consensus solution
  Historical mailing list - Lotus Mail Exchange
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 14:00 EST
  ...CN=Brian Gapco/O=Federal-Mogul @ Federal_Mogul because: No route found to server Notes1/Federal-Mogul from server NOTES2/FEDERAL-MOGUL. Check Server...
• Re: Late Split VDO Clocks...
  Historical mailing list
  5 Feb 96 11:40
  ...As the clock ticks >along the gap between these "points" lessens until current is >transmitted across the gab to reset a lever (for lack...
• Was: cut input shaft Now: PICS and measurements of tranny dry mounted to KEP plate.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:59:27 -0800
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/aircooledtrannytokepplate You can see the gap. Due to, of course, the input shaft bottoming out. Gap isn't as much...
• sliding stip cover on auto trans box
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:35:27 -0400
  ...Half of mine is gone so theres a big gap showing when I put it D. I need a brown one. Thanks. Spencer 85...
• Re: Propane Tank Plugs <F -1>
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 11 May 2000 10:26:55 -0700
  I prefer Bosch Platinums for the propane tank; they hold their gap adjustment even in the high temeratures of ignition, and should last the...
• Re: Gap? .03" = .762mm??
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 15:05:40 EDT
  In a message dated 10/8/00 1:00:11 PM, abagdan@powersurfr.com writes: << 1 inch = 25.4mm exactly in SI (System International...
• Spanish help /Andrew is right
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 23:26:40 -0500
  ...Andrew is right about Miguel; he has an aircooled 82 vanagon and wants to know how to adjust the valves� gap; if the lifters...
• Re: Propex heaters on sale, new model coming!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:14:20 -0400
  ...On Aug 30, 2005, at 10:26 PM, Karl Mullendore wrote: > > Karl Mullendore > Westy Ventures > Gapland, MD > 301.432.4645
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:11:12 -0800
  ...I thought the larger gap "a" might introduce play into the steering. (steering is ok, but every little bit helps as you know) Reading...
• Re: westy stove burner grate fillers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 12 Aug 2023 06:26:04 -0500
  ...OR, has someone got their own design for a nifty > > gap > > > filler? > > > Spencer > > > > > >
• Re: advice on installing 72 Eberspacher BN4, into a 67 westy
  Historical mailing list - G. Lee
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 10:00:42 -0600
  ...If it is still out of spec., you will have to adjust the point gap. The points get dirty and arc damaged. The point...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:00:34 -0700
  ...There > > is a factory gap on gear. (2 teeth missing). RPM sensor reads this gap > > as TDC for #1 cylinder. > > > > With sensor removed, and...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper Awning
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:17:57 -0800
  Yeah well I admit, does rain up here :) I don't want to make a big thing about the shady boy gap (at the...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:14:31 +0200
  ...they have lots of contactareas to > build the spark but the singelpoint has only one which makes the size of the > gap more critical !
• Re: Hydrolic lifters- 81'
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Fri, 10 May 1996 15:04:32 -0500
  ...Back adjusters off until there is an air gap between adjusting screw and valve stem. Approximately .006" is sufficient. You should be able to...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 9 Jan 2018 17:35:56 -0800
  ...you will need a long stick, a flash light and push it out at the gap at the bottom of the bumper... have fun....
• Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 20:32:52 +0000 (GMT)
  ...My bus was not (originally) set like this - I think the screws were turned in only until any gap was removed - and maybe a...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:33:34 -0800
  ...electrons will follow the shortest path of least resistance...so > if one > electrode fowls or gaps itself too much the next one closest to...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 May 2000 10:08:35 -0400
  ...Obviously, if you get too much of a gap, the pulse will be shorter. It's logical, but it's not so...decreasing the...
• Re: Blank Blank Fuse Block Cover
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 8 Oct 2012 06:40:07 -0600
  I tried one I had laying around (origin unknown,) on my 91 Syncro and it goes on, but hangs out (1" gap) on the...
• 4 quad tip plugs for sale
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:18:17 -0500
  ...No problems with them at all, but cannot gap them for CDI. $16 including shipping. First response that can paypal gets them. Adam Puzerewski...
• Re: gas cap key, who needs it?: Vanagon keys--the answers
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Mon, 8 May 2000 07:51:00 -0700
  >During the first week I owned van I forgot the special key to the gap cap. >I was 200 mile from home. > >Luckily (by...
• Re: Rain shields
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:14:36 -0600
  ...creep downward, and there's always at least a half-inch > gap at the top of the window. > I used a dab of Plumbers...