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• Re: f/ Burma Shave
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 15:47:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...but you grab the blu goo... and start "pourin' in". Cheers, SStones, Toronto Ont. <sstones@io.org>
• Clearance between rear cushion and rear AC cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:28:14 -0400
  ...Can someone with a mid year westy (mine is a 86 syncro GL westy) please grab a tape measure and help me out? Thanks...
• Re: Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:59:06 -0700
  ...I don’t do > off-road, but like the look of BFG’s (I have 14” BFG’s now) or Grabbers. > > My question is...
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:29:30 -0800
  ...at about 10% the maximum fill." * > > on my vanagon with General Grabber the max on sidewall is 50psi - minus 10% > will give 45psi, I...
• Re: More ?s 85 GL Mudflaps/driver's step
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 18:02:34 -0400
  ...I reach in, grab the far side of the steering wheel with my right hand, put my left foot on the step and pull...
• '87 GL passenger van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:16:32 -0600
  ...boot are up for grabs, interior items like dash switches-knobs-blower-fuse box-harness are up for grabs, engine sensors, suspension components, > Condition...
• Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:51:40 -0700
  A newbie question to you all-- I have a 2.2 WBX gowesty engine, 1990 Westy, Automatic, with Generat AT2 Grabber 215/65/16...
• 2.1 WBX Core - Free to a good home (Vancouver, BC)
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:02:42 +0000
  Up for grabs is a 2.1 WBX engine of unknown vintage and mileage. I have removed the distributor, the injectors, some of the...
• Rear brakes on the euroslide
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:14:12 EST
  ...no nose dive all 4 grabed that gota be auto adjs. and reajust the hand brake. Thanks YOU Lee 86GL euruslide
• Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 14:36:55 -0500
  ...If they don't, you will have to turn the engine just a bit (grab a pully, etc, and tug on it) to get...
• Re: acceleration flat spot
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 12 May 1995 15:57:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...if they're arcing, you might be sparking, when you grab. ;) They won't damage you for life... But they sure let you know...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:57:27 -0800
  ...One set of tangs folds into and grabs the wire and the other set of tangs folds into and grabs the insulation for strain...
• Re: A throttle puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:50:15 -0400
  ...On the automatic, the "Pin" that the throttle cable passes through doesn't grab the cable at all. that's accomplished at the end...
• Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Mar 1997 08:02:55 -0800
  ...Somebody should grab the sunroof one -- this is the first one of these I've seen for sale. A sunroof in any '86 and...
• Re: 78 Bus Fuel Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:15:34 -0700
  ...Marcus > I'm going to put a second filter on the return line to the tank and > hopefully grab more crap from the lines...
• Shift rod pin - 86 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Tue, 1 Sep 1998 20:05:24 -0400
  ...The Bentley says remove the pin - how? Do I grab it, do I shake it up? I wish to not mess up! TIA. Mike
• todays fun
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 13:08:45 -0800
  well i drove my type1 bug in today and somehow my clutch cable desided to fray and not grab. this thing shifts like a...
• Heres a easy helpful mod you can do to your vanagon.......
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 04:31:39 EDT
  ...see the grab strap on the rear hatch? i put one on my vanagon.. i have a bunch of extra interior grab straps (you...
• distilled water grabs free ions like crazy
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 03:15:18 -0400
  distilled water knocks holes in copper pipe... in one anecdote copper pipe had to be replace by Plastic pipe at a military base in...
• Re: Fires, Extinguishers, & Reality, According to Terry
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 21:51:09 -0600
  > > New thought process. > > In the event of a fire contained within the confines of your Vanagon, > > (1) Grab the wife (or girl friend) > > or...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:13:10 -0500
  I love my tool roll, but for that quick grab I've got 10 & 13 mm combination wrenches and a 6-in-one screwdriver...
• Needed - post '84 e-brake boot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:55:45 -0700
  So I followed list advise and grabbed the e-brake handle from the late '84 sitting in the local boneyard. The boot was long...
• Push Rod Tube Removal
  Historical mailing list - ALAN G. L. LOO, INTEL CORPORATION, SANTA CLARA, CA
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 16:41:15 PDT
  ...Simply remove the valve covers, the rocker arm assemblies, and grab the tubes and try to push or pull them out. I had to...
• Re: one more from the Post...
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 22:23:52 -0500
  ...records available, 1 owner, $3500, 301-738-1223. > > Sean Somebody should grab this thing, assuming it isn't dumping coolant all over the place...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:57:05 -0400
  ...The stuck end of the cable will turn, just can't pull it out because there's nothing to grab onto. I'll see...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:56:55 -0500
  ...When in > first gear and pulling out, the slightest lift of my foot off the floor > causes a little grab.. The grab stays small...
• Re: Handle on Passenger side door pillar.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:55:51 -0500
  ...now they have something to grab hold of. i also added two more of these type grab handles in the low overhead side above...
• Re: Help, Shifting/Clutch Problem???
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 08:10:51 EST
  ...It had a plastic retainer cage which, I theorize, would melt and then stick to the shaft and grab a bit, melt and then...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:53:56 -0500
  ...www.moldhaus.com Andrew Grebneff wrote: > If the rear handbrake is grabbing at less than one click than things are > >> seriously out of adjustment...
• re: Need Bike rack Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 11:53:01 -0400
  ...options are one from performance bicycles ($140, holds 3 bikes), or graber ($70, holds two). both pivot at the base so you can open...
• Re: 1980-91 Vanagon repair manual.... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 13:53:11
  ...Someone ought to grab it fast. -Ron Salmon (who knows the value of Bentley manuals!)
• Re: metal engine acess lids/ vanagon engine fires
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:30:44 EST
  ...might want to know. >> a minit is all i need to grab the big fire extenguisher i carry in all my vehicles... every little...
• 85 vanagon transmission core
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:04:25 -0700
  Hey listees, Heres the deal....I have an 85 vanagon transmission core (bearings squeal) up for grabs in Mpls, MN. Needs to be gone...
• Re: rear view mirror
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:40:45 -0700
  Grab hold and twist. .....errrr (me scratching my head) is it clockwise or counter-clock-wise twist?? Check the archives, it's in there...
• Re: [Syncro] [F] Cool Vanagon Sticker!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:11:05 -0400
  ...I'm glad I grabbed up a pair of Frank C's cool VW stove centers for my westie while the getting was good...
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:42:16 -0700
  ...On my parts '85, at first I thought I'd just grab >> the obvious parts, but Scott advised me to take as much as...
• Re: Transmission/Clutch problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 10:22:15 -0600
  ...This would release the clutch and it might grab. That doesn't explain why it would stop grabbing though. Changing the clutch isn't...
• Re: Cold + Ignition Key Jiggle = Horn
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:54:32 -0800
  ...Is it necessarily the keys doing it or if you grab the lock cylinder and move it, it will trigger the horn?� If you...
• Seattle parts up for grabs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sat, 5 Oct 2019 19:41:17 -0700
  Hey gang, Moving overseas and need to get rid of my previous stash of vanagon parts. Please see ad below: https://seattle.craigslist.org...
• Re: Chicagoland get together
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 8 May 2001 09:13:16 -0700
  ...tim > >So get in the 84, grab all the west coast Vanagonites, and Come-on >Down!! > >PS. >Forget Ben T.------- >His unit probably wouldn...
• Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:37:30 -0600
  ...this way-----if your van is on fire, grab > the dog, grab the kids, grab the beer, and get the hell out of there...
• Re: I got: 025 906 021C, what did I get?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:25:05 -0400
  ...I grabbed an ECU off the 84. The part number on it is > 025-906-021C. > > ETKA list the ECU for my 83.5...
• new uses for vanagon parts....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:30:52 EDT
  ...in the top of the barn, one had a oil leak.. grabbed the first thing i could find that would catch the drips... late...
• "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted)
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:02:23 -0700
  ...The picture in this article shows a car being grabbed by thieves ==> a Vanagon. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/thieves-cash-clunkers...
• Re: Spam/Iberparts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 08:25:09 -0500
  ...That ought to grab their attention! Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind...or "Never get into a pissing contest with a skunk." david David...
• FS door trim piece for late Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 19:45:50 EST
  I just grabbed the driver's door moulding piece for the lower part of the door near the bumper on later model Vanagons. It...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:45:53 -0800
  I was thinking that this seemed like it would be a small nuisance to unroll each time I wanted to grab a tool... Then...
• Re: interior rearview mirror bracket removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:28:05 -0700
  Cam lock. Grab the bracket and pivot it 1/8 turn CCW. Off it comes. Visit boneyard or email Chris and get a different...
• My Syncro Madness Site Moved--Bigger Pics
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 19:08:06 -0500
  ...I grabbed a cached version of the Syncro Madness page he created for my van from Google, updated it slightly, and reposted it to...
• Tires (apologize in advance)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:08:37 -0700
  ...I don’t do > off-road, but like the look of BFG’s (I have 14” BFG’s now) or Grabbers. > > My question is...
• Re: Somebody better grab this?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:05:45 -0500
  ...at 10:43 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > dear grabber (not ford) > > my wife sees this video playing and says ... > > i have...
• Re: Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:26:46 -0700
  ...How VC's work >My VC seems to grab slightly in maximum turn situations causing what one >person described as the "rubber left on...
• Re: vw 411 and 412 quest.?....some (f)
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 07:48:24 -0500
  >if you find a manual one, grab it if its in good cond. the manual trannys are rare. I think only the automatics were...
• Re: throttle valve cable spring installation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:53:15 -0400
  ...Then grabbed the end of the rod that was now protruding from the spring with needle nose pliers held perpendicular to the rod. This...
• Re: still can't pull CIS injectors!
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 20:19:58 -0500
  ...Or WD-40 >A left handed easy-out may screw into the injector remains to grab it enough >to pull on it again. Worked...
• Re: to rebuild or not, 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:07:10 -0400
  ...I called it the boss 170.My actual boss, just grabbed the engine,picked it up , and held it in place while I crawed...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade - troubles
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:39:18 -0700
  ...an online vendor." ......or, go to a local wrecking yard and grab a couple off some "bones" there. I've gotten 5-6 that...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:27:24 -0400
  Blake,I m not sure I understood what you ment by lateral movment.You can grab the cv axel and move it in and...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:10:40 -0400
  ...As Mark said, it is a Vanagon grab handle from the passenger door. The handle is slightly geared towards the inside (follows the top...
• Re: Bump bump bump
  Historical mailing list - Skip L
  Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:53:05 -0500
  Thanks Dan! Good recommendation for the General Grabber. This might be a good opportunity to move into the 15" as well. Skip On Mon...