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BIG VW vans
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Nov 1996 15:26:48 -0400
...Up on the hump in the back, we also put a 200 pound burnisher. We departed, leaving all amazed, especially after I said "Good...
Re: vanagon suspension
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:30:20 -0700
...Every bump and hump, no matter how mild, is converted into a movement right into your butt. 2. When going over a rise or...
Re: B-Quiet application in progress
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:59:23 -0400
...I put two layers on most of the outer walls, another two on the inner walls, front doors, sliding door, and engine hump / behind...
Radar detector
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 16 May 2002 12:09:37 -0700
...lighter?" When I told him it was, he just made > a "humph" > >> noise. What else could it have been? > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:40:58 -0700
...tranny (not to be confused > > with > > the angled pan with a humped bottom on the final drive assembly) held on > > with bolts all around...
Pee Mail
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:00:56 -0600
...There were, what, 5 guys standing around and they couldn't > > get > >> that little POS off of that little hump of snow? When I...
Re: Gas tank hard to fill, another issue
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:02:53 -0800
...control system built into the pump nozzle. > I > >> think the "camel hump" design of these tanks causes surging if you fill > >> too > >> fast. The...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:32:10 -0500
...allow you to jiggle the hose to pump liquid over the hump in the siphon. Works like a charm. Jim On Thu, Jul 21...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John C...
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:30:08 +0000
...Much easier ! ( Use a little ball of plumbers putty on each side of the square "hump" that is on each side of the top...
Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 25 May 2010 15:39:37 -0700
...they are dangerous. >> or sure can be. >> >> when a van is on jackstands, it's not going anywhere. > > Humph. If jackstands had bigger feetsprints...
Re: Engine Rebuild - week 3
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 23:13:55 -0600
...me ask myself WHY IN THE ^%$@#$# I have > been busting my hump for the last 3 weeks to get this > back together... if we...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Rebecca Virnig
Fri, 1 Mar 96 16:51:00 -0700
...Bob Humphry, Gresham RV's assistant manager, has spoken with his district service representative, a Mr. Frank Jacks. Apparently, our plight has been turned...
Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 24 May 1999 09:50:56 -0700
...The next problem to >> overcome would be the two metal brackets on the engine hump. A 2x2" piece >> of metal tubing would make this...
Buses on the Blue Ridge (long, late)
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:25:40 -0400
...We then went back to Southern Tech to meet Tim Humphries and another guy (Ian?) for the caravan up to Ashville, NC. Tim finally...
Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 26 May 2002 10:10:22 -0500
...The cargo bay is compromised by the engine hump; this could probably have been deleted by having no ancillaries atop the engine and a...
Re: Engine siezed . . . Next steps?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 3 Feb 2006 16:12:27 -0600
...Sell the whole lot to a >handy person who could put humpty dumpty back together again with lots of >labor and find a new...
Re: [WetWesties] VW Campers and Kayaks
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 19:56:09 -0600
...and put one beneath the boat's contact surface the the "hump" nearest the rear. Then I grab two straps and stand over the...
Re: Air Cooled Cylinder Head Questions
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:36:52 -0400
...I 'bought' an 82 humpty > dumpty > > van. > > I got it back together enough to see if I could get it to > > fire and yes...
<Syncro> VC #4: The Real Story
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 12:58:53 -0400 (AST)
...to 1/2 turn of the tire!! It is called the 'hump' transition and the rate at which it happens is directly related to...
(F)Trip Rpt: Cape Lookout NS
Historical mailing list - David Bogle
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 09:10:11 -0400
...Every now and then we would tap the hump of sand between the ruts. No big deal, it's soft stuff. We did have...
Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:41:42 -0700
...engine cover, and read the actual temp in the engine cover hump. even 100 F would not bother me .. IF ..fuel pressure is right...
Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:01:19 -0800
...Spent a summer humping portable navigation stations along the coast on a hydro project. They ran on two group 27 batteries. Had eight stations...
Re: Don't top off gas tanks
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 15 Aug 2014 22:03:01 -0700
...I also think the camel hump tank Vanagons have contributes to this (not in the Syncro tank though, which is designed to hold fuel...
Re: My canoe on my Westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:22:55 -0500
...a wee bit on the heavy side when it comes >to humping it up on the van. > >For the first few trips I used...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:02:34 -0800
...little ball of plumbers putty on each side of the square "hump" > that is on each side of the top. You will see where...
Re: Don't top off gas tanks
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 16 Aug 2014 09:12:33 -0400
...I also think the camel hump tank Vanagons have contributes > to this (not in the Syncro tank though, which is designed to hold fuel...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John C...
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:11:37 +0000
...little ball of plumbers putty on each side of the square "hump" > > that is on each side of the top. You will see where...
Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:06:22 -0700
...tranny (not to be confused >>>with >>>the angled pan with a humped bottom on the final drive assembly) held on >>>with bolts all around...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:32:49 -0700
...allow > you to jiggle the hose to pump liquid over the hump in the siphon. Works > like a charm. > > Jim > > On Thu, Jul 21...
Re: Current coolant hose repairs
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 12:56:35 -0500
...correct size would not open enough to get over the nipple hump on some of the connectors. I had to take my disk cutter...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:06:34 -0700
...I also built a hump in the firewall for trans clearance to the body. And I relocated the brake line going across there. Tons...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:55:58 -0700
...allow >> you to jiggle the hose to pump liquid over the hump in the siphon. Works >> like a charm. >> >> Jim >> >> On Thu, Jul 21...
Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 26 May 2002 10:32:59 -0500
...The cargo bay is compromised > by > the engine hump; this could probably have been deleted by having no > > ancillaries atop the engine and a...
Driving a Vanagon in Belize (long but good)
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:54:22 -0400
...Then you have the �Speed Humps� every � mile in towns maybe every five to ten miles on the highway. I hate these things with...
Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:23:56 -0500
...iron for the new two forward holes. > I also built a hump in the firewall for trans clearance to the body. > And I relocated...
Re: Driving a Vanagon in Belize (long but good)
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:57:46 -0400
...Then you have the “Speed Humps” every ¼ mile in > towns maybe every five to ten miles on the highway. I hate these things...
Re: Driving a Vanagon in Belize (long but good)
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:49:00 -0700
...Then you have the “Speed Humps” every ¼ mile in towns maybe every five to ten miles on the highway. I hate these things...
Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 26 May 2002 12:08:54 -0500
...The cargo bay is compromised by the engine hump; this could probably have been deleted by having no ancillaries atop the engine and a...
Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Sun, 26 May 2002 11:13:30 -0700
...The cargo > bay is compromised > > by > > the engine hump; this could probably have been > deleted by having no > > > > ancillaries atop the engine and a...
Re: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John C...
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:19:54 +0000
...little ball of plumbers putty on each side of the square "hump" > > that is on each side of the top. You will see where...
Re: [Syncro] Viscous Coupling Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:51:03 -0400
...unit, will cause the unit to >disintegrate when going into the hump condition. > Using a thinner fluid will result in less torque transfer to...
Re: Writers aren't artists
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:16:51 -0800
...Although I recognise change is a subjective response to�� Well I ain�t hanging around this dump waiting to get humped by no rat...
gift shopping help ... :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 22 Dec 95 12:21:50 CST
...0527 872194 57 Humphrey Ave. 1967-1991 buses welcome Bromsgrove Worcs B60 3JD ENGLAND Split Screen Van Club bi-montly magazine, big on camping...
Picture: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - John C...
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:18:27 +0000
...little ball of plumbers putty on each side of the square "hump" > > that is on each side of the top. You will see where...
Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3: Remaking of the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 3 Dec 2008 21:27:10 -0700
...The body is tough and space-efficient (and with a properly-designed "flat" engine and management system the hump in the rear floor could...
Re: Blew the heads (both)... DIESEL
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:53:22 +1200
...You cannot use a rear-drive transmission unless you do a midengine job, which means a great big engine hump behind the front seats...
Re: Current coolant hose repairs
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 13:51:02 -0500
...correct size would not open enough to get over the nipple hump on some of the connectors. I had to take my disk cutter...
Re: Picture: changing pop-top canvas
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:14:56 -0800
...little ball of plumbers putty on each side of the square "hump" > > > that is on each side of the top. You will see where...
Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:09:16 +0000
...Here there are these huge speed humps in the road. Usually three or four per area. They are so huge that you have to...
Re: Writers aren't artists
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:32:59 -0500
...Although I recognise change is a subjective response toŠ² :::³Well I ain¹t hanging around this dump waiting to get humped by no rat :::buzzed...
Alaska trip report (long)
Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:21:16 -0400
...5 We really enjoyed the ferry trip, with humpback whales and killer whales in sight much of the time. A short distance from Prince...
Off To Burning Man Trip Report #1
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:05:03 EDT
...We then pop in a DVD of "Beat the Devil" with Humphery Bogart that Rita found in the Flying J store for a couple...
Re: Making of a Vanagon - Now New T3: Remaking of the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:45:20 -0800
...The body is tough and > space-efficient (and with a properly-designed "flat" engine and > management system the hump in the rear floor could...
Story: Most improved vw bus (1966)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 09 Feb 95 15:12:11 CST
...shows fuel and water tank on roof-rack reached by ladder. Hump under rack is air condtioner, round tank holds air supply for hors...
Re: Off To Burning Man Trip Report #1
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:11:15 -0400
...We then pop in a DVD of "Beat the Devil" :::with :::Humphery Bogart that Rita found in the Flying J store for a couple...
V6anagon Chronicles /L
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 12:59:00 -0800 (PST)
...But, we're over the hump. Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '80 V6anagon '71 VW Transporter
Re: Who has the highest mileage?
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:08:22 -0800
...way to make them.  Everything is easy except the little hump near the ends that the hose clamp needs to not slip off...
Belize Trip Report
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:43:52 +0000
...The only thing that takes getting used to are the speed humps or pedestrian walkways that are at every little village along the Highways...
Trip Report: Newfoundland (long)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:48:39 -0500
...Followed three humpbacks along for about 45 minute, staying out longer than scheduled. Up toward St. John's we visited Signal Hill where Marconi...
Re: Belize Trip Report
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:10:02 -0600
...The only thing that takes getting used to are the speed humps or pedestrian walkways that are at every little village along the Highways...