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  • Re: Ever heard of a "Hunter" ? syncro
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Tue, 9 Nov 2004 19:10:45 -0800
    ...It is a lot like a Tristar >Syncro, four doors, four bucket seats, and lots of options. I think they >were all painted hunter...
  • Re: Four (4) 14" Alloy Wheels -- yours for the taking
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 3 Apr 2007 01:02:40 EDT
    ...USA.NET writes: > Hello Fellow Vanaonauts, > > I have a set of four (4) Vanagon Carat Alloy rims I need to unload pronto. > I'm...
  • Happy Fourth!
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 4 Jul 2013 09:31:18 -0700
    To the U.S. list members, happy 4th of July. You don't look a day over 336 :) alistair
  • Re: Hey Tom Carrington!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
    Sun, 26 Feb 2006 05:19:45 -0500
    I Third & fourth this motion!!! Thanks a million Tom - saved my '84 from an early burial!!!!!!! Sam
  • Contact for VDO Gauges
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 17 Nov 95 16:34 CST
    ...I called, talked with machine # 1, <press one for automotive>, talked with machine # 2, <press four for catalogs>, talked with machine #3 <literature> and...
  • Re: nvc: anyone had/have a Porsche 944?
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:11:02 EDT
    ...what would be similar to the flat four? plugs maybe? btw we discussed shoehorning one of these relatively inexpensive engines into a vanagon. check...
  • Re: improbable fixes
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:41:50 -0800
    ...and let the bungee hold it in fourth. >> This lasted for many months, >> The "death of fourth" happened leaving WVA going though the mountains...
  • Re: EB2007 Vanaru Test Drive
    Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
    Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:01:24 -0300
    ...BTW I find that VW flat four sound very appealing and soothing too. Maybe because I grew up with them and had many 9...
  • 14" Alloys and Nokian Hakka CS tires I MIGHT Sell, Seattle Area
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:20:00 -0800
    ...On those wheels four Nokian tires. Two Hakka CS 185R14 with a little less than 1/2 tread left. But the other two tires...
  • Re: Burnt Van
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:40:36 -0400
    ...Burnt Van A good rule of thumb is to change the fuel lines every four years, or when you get the van/bus, then...
  • Re: VW inline four-bangers
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:41:14 -0700
    ...VW inline four-bangers > My 1975 rabbit had a carburator. > Check the MKI rabbits and sciroccos > > Todd > 88 Westy
  • Re: Removing foil from the tach
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 29 Aug 2020 21:32:20 -0400
    It is a little four pin connector that pulls straight out of the back. Yrs, d
  • Re: 6 cylinders (phooey)
    Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
    Fri, 1 Mar 96 15:53:28 EST
    Let me get this straight, your Vanagon only has FOUR cylinders? B. Wm Kennedy kennedy@admin.njit.edu
  • FS '88 Vanagon Mags
    Historical mailing list - Fred Johnson
    Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:40:35 -0400
    Five never damaged mags. Twenty wheel bolts. Four center caps. $850 (+S&H). Fred Johnson johnsonfm@MSN.com
  • vanagon 15" alloys for sale - $100 for ALL FOUR
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:54:14 EDT
    subj sez it all.. must pick up in se pa. have pics chris
  • Re: Smart car opinions
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 4 May 2012 10:28:01 -0700
    ...passenger, the four door four passenger > and the sports model. > The two door scares the hell out of me, the four door is just...
  • Syncro CV Madness..
    Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
    Wed, 19 Apr 1995 06:27:44 +0000
    ...CV-JOINTS front axle inner $167.88 each front axle outer $101.67 each rear axle $208.90 each all four joints same price...
  • Re: Engine question just curious
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
    Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:51:35 -0400
    The decision to offer the vanagon with a flat four was the result of the many advantages/disadvantages that must be considered in designing...
  • Oops - Again '90 Weekender - What's it worth
    Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
    Wed, 15 May 1996 15:35:32 -0500
    ...http://www.four11.com ------------------------------------------ Coffee is the fuel of the information age. ------------------------------------------ Bo Kersey PGP Key available from http://www.four11.com ------------------------------------------ Coffee is...
  • Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:37:02 -0800
    That's the site with the Swedish four headlamp grille that I want! It mounts four 7" lamps and looks better to my eyes...
  • '85 VANAGON GL BARGAINS!!!
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Sat, 29 Aug 1998 22:18:12 -0400
    ...Suitable for hanging on one's wall - $149.79 6- FOUR ORIGINAL SHOCK ABSORBERS!!! - These dudes even have the ORIGINAL under-coating on them...
  • Re: fuel sender repair
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
    Tue, 11 Oct 1994 10:32:59 -0500 (CDT)
    ...not much to look at but they just > just kept going and going and going ... > > wasn't DKW one of the four companies that...
  • Re: Four Bicycle Carrier (Need German Translation)
    Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
    Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:03:06 -0700
    ...Unless you > >>are carrying high end road bikes, four bikes will exceed > the manufacturer's > >>load rating. > > > ><SNIP> > > > >Actually this is not quite true...
  • Re: Camping in the four corners states? Try the BBB event!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
    Tue, 14 Jan 2003 10:58:38 -0800
    Someone was asking about where to camp within the Four Corner States: The best thing for camping in the Four Corner States this coming...
  • Digital chargers... a problem?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:06:58 -0500
    I am just back from a weeklong journey that included a four day camp on the same spot. During those four days, the lighting...
  • Four wheel alignment--Empty, Half Load, or Full Load??
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:00:45 -0400
    Before we take off on our summer trip, I need some advice before having a four wheel alignment on my "91 Westy with steel...
  • Friends and Dieselboxes: FAQ Answers
    Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
    Sat, 11 Aug 2001 03:06:25 EDT
    ...If I wasn't, what kind of owner would I be? Plus, I have four. Therefore, I'm either rich, stupid, or I'm...
  • Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
    Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
    Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:40:53 -0800
    ...Four high beams is NOT overkill for high speed driving, take a look and almost any rally car or for any regular four headlight...
  • FOR JOE FOURNIER
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:20:51 -0400
    sorry to go public with this people joe; could you please e-mail me privately re: the cot thanks michael
  • Re: The KC Run - Prologue
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
    Sun, 16 Jun 1996 10:23:09 -0400 (EDT)
    hey bob, have a good and safe trip.... "May the four winds blow you safely home again" jonathan
  • Re: '87 Syncro Value?
    Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
    Wed, 10 Dec 1997 17:48:17 -0800
    FWIW If i had four grand I would gladly buy your syncro at that price. DrRufo SOCal-81 vanagon
  • westy + canine = no good
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:58:52 -0700
    yeouch! not mine... thank god! http://picasaweb.google.com/vangina/CanineShredding# "may the four winds blow you safely home"
  • Re: Turn signal puzzle
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 2 May 2016 17:07:37 -0400
    ...If the four-ways work vigorously exercising the four-way switch a few dozen times may bring the contacts back to life. If the...
  • 84 Vanagon for Sale
    Historical mailing list - Robert D. Hamblen
    Fri, 9 Sep 1994 09:21:42 -0700 (PDT)
    ...in spring of 1991 and since then: * Replaced all four tires * Replaced all four shocks * Replaced the water pump, thermostat, and some hoses * Had...
  • Bus Colors
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Fri, 10 May 1996 08:42:46 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
  • More Big Buses
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 5 Dec 1996 15:59:28 -0800
    ...It is a four point system with 4 bass cabs (30"x25"x25" - all four fit EXACTLY between the rear bench and the front...
  • Re: For those of you who needed EMZ's response to: NO VAN CONTENT, THIS BORDERS ON SPAM, DELETE IF YOU ARE ORNERY
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Prescott
    Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:16:45 -0700
    --- Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> wrote: > Damn it. > > If I had to be the one who's always not completing four attention I'd...
  • Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Sun, 7 May 2000 18:04:47 -0500
    Warren, Yep, the jap flat fours (or sixes) are without a doubt, a super dependable,Un- labor intense engine. I have a Honda Goldwing...
  • Re: Paulchen Bike Rack vs 4 bikes
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Mon, 2 Oct 2000 09:03:17 -0400
    ...nest together well, and with four bikes on the back, forget about raising the hatch! My older model Paulchen rack came with a set...
  • Michelin MXT 205/70R14 Tire Report
    Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
    Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:50:43 -0700
    I think I may qualify as one of the first to purchase these tires, having done so four years ago. Since then, I've...
  • Camping in the four corners states
    Historical mailing list - Gauthier, Bruno
    Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:40:44 -0500
    I'm planning a 4-5 weeks trip to the four corners states (CO, NM, AZ, UT) and I've been told that camping...
  • Re: Conversion Choices
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sun, 2 Sep 2012 11:17:31 -0700
    ...The inline-four was common in Europe in Diesel and gas configurations, and in South Africa. The notion that the inline 4 engine adds...
  • Re: WTB Four Steel Vanagon Wheels-Milwaukee, WI
    Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
    Wed, 7 Oct 1998 19:33:15 -0400
    <<Just wondering if any could direct me to someone that might be willing to sell me four steel wheels for a Vanagon. I contacted...
  • Re: SubaGon resale values
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 1 Jun 2001 22:29:46 EDT
    ...What's it worth? >> I will give you four (count that FOUR) of my used steel Vanagon wheels with semi decent tires and $25...
  • Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Thu, 17 Jun 2004 05:10:03 -0700
    ...Right? William > > To me, if you provide four paths to ground then the > impedance of the plug > > becomes R/4 since said paths are...
  • Re: Towing a vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:02:30 -0500
    Ray you haven't said but if its a syncro you need to tow with all four up or all four down. Chris On...
  • Friday Stuff: For Car Buffs NVC
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:18:22 -0800
    Just found this link, lots of eye candy, four wheel type... http://www.palat.com.br/cars.html
  • Re: mud flaps revisited
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Thu, 3 Dec 1998 19:23:46 -0500
    Ari - Still holding out. Jeez, you'd think that fourteen-year-old German air ought to be worth something! BOB
  • oil type
    Historical mailing list - Debi
    Mon, 31 May 1999 09:37:41 -0700
    Synthetic 5-50 all year ;0) Winters are freezing (<--at times-->) 100+ Summers Glad to report we have four seasons here. MtnGal
  • 4 Weeks to Burning Man!
    Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
    Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:01:09 -0700
    Four short weeks to Burning Man. Who's going?? Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com Proud owner of the Playagon...
  • Re: Trips
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:09:13 +0000
    http://www.neartime.com/ruins/default.htm The Four Corners area has some outstanding Westy camping and incredible historical native sites. bob
  • RE: all the vent questions
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 21 Sep 94 17:32:27 EDT
    ...Cheers - DC Scott Harvey writes: > > What's the deal w/ the FOUR levers? My '81 only has three. > The manual has reference to four...
  • tires
    Historical mailing list - Joel David Shortlidge
    Wed, 14 Apr 1999 12:00:14 -0500
    ...I got them for $191 for a set of four at K-mart. They were having a buy three get fourth free deal! They...
  • Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:48:44 -0400
    On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Ken Lewis wrote: > Scenario 2(quad tip). > To me, if you provide four paths to ground then the impedance...
  • Re: EV oil change (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Fri, 3 May 96 23:30:05 EDT
    ...Fortunately, there was a list member behind me to catch > me as I went ass over teakettle, and four more to laugh. I HATE...
  • Re: lug nut torque?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 11 Jul 2005 01:43:04 -0400
    ...That repair got done but in trying to take off the wheel I found I couldn't budge the lugs with a four way...
  • Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:19:00 -0800
    ...Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel First PRODUCTION flat four diesel. :-) http://www.ltv-vwc.org.uk/wheelspin/ws_aug-sept-2003/diesel-beetle.html Scott...
  • Re: 72 & 73 Camper questions
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 14 Apr 1994 20:39:48 -0400 (EDT)
    Hey there, I can't answer all the questions, but I can tell you there are four more bolts (exscuse me) more bolts under...
  • Subaru descended from VW?? was: Re: Comtemplating buying my first Waterboxer...
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:25:41 -0700
    > KC-Sadie-VW@webtv.net (Bill Urban) > > Another option is switching to the Subaru Legacy flat four waterboxer > engine. ...snip > > In a way the...
  • South African five-cylinder bell housing, diesel 4-cylinder mounting parts FS
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:38:53 -0700
    ...Bolts directly to any Vanagon four- or five-speed tranny to adapt an five-cylinder VW-Audi engine. $650 plus shipping. One Audi 2...