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• Re: Broken down in bishop ca!
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:31:44 -0400
  ...Problems in Bishop IIRC there is a VW/Vanagon shop right there in Bishop, north side of 395 about the middle of town.
• VW 1.8T .... Running Backwards!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 May 2013 23:24:35 -0700
  ...He ran it for 1.5 hours IIRC. Neil. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: lowering gone wrong!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:15:36 -0700
  ...On 10/1/2012 2:16 PM, Mike B wrote: > IIRC, this custom chop was done at a show in a few hours of...
• Re: New Wolz
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:31:49 -0700
  ...Parker Wolz was born this morning around 2am. �7lb, 8oz, 21", IIRC. > All fingers, toes, etc. present and accounted for. > > > > Karl Wolz > -- Neil Nicholson...
• Re: What is this part called?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:16:25 -0700
  IIRC swaybar droplinks. BenT Sent from my mobile device On Aug 27, 2009, at 11:39 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > OK...
• Re: Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:26:46 EST
  ...you have 2WD, your bolts would be too short as well. IIRC, you need at least 7.5 returns for reasonable safe mounting. Anything...
• Remove Broken Stud: Web Page
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:08:47 -0700
  Stumbled on this via thesamba. IIRC, I had read a comment from Terry K referring to this method and wasn't 100% sure what...
• Re: Pan
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:35:33 -0400
  And if not them, IIRC, this guy has a good rep and parts: http://vanagon.eu/ Neil. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 3...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 9 May 2011 18:02:06 -0700
  ...not limited slip but about the same effect) diff for a Vanagon automatic and one is German Transaxale there in Bend. IIRC $1,195.
• Re: Wanted: Driver side power mirror glass only
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 11:03:36 -0700
  ...Rodgers > 88 GL Driver John, I like those mirrors. I am happy to swap you with a plain one. IIRC they are interchangeable. BenT
• Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:39:51 -0500
  ...I don't have the specs on it, but IIRC similar devices need about 1.5v to play with. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:05:30 -0700
  ...Possibly ONLY due to a change somewhere else in the wiring harness?? IIRC, some 2.1 ISV's had 2 contacts, some had 3...
• Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 09:07:38 -0800
  It's what they call the Westy hightop in Europe. IIRC the poptop is called a California. BenT sent from my electronic leash > On...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:22:33 -0600
  ...http://www.swepcousa.com/lubesite/gear.htm IIRC, the Red Line rep told Daryl (AATransaxle) that they had made some changes to the composition...
• Re: Poptop assist
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 11:53:57 -0700
  ...Poptop assist > > As Ron wrote, originator of poptop lift assist kit. IIRC, he was also Samant= > ha Stephen's doctor, right?! Oh wait, that...
• Feedback wanted: SA stainless tanks last year
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:01:10 -0700
  Hi All, Though most of the tanks sold to Syncro owners, some went to Vanagon Listmembers IIRC. The fellow who had the tanks made...
• Re: weak seat belt retractor
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:07:33 -0400
  ...Well under $100 IIRC. Since the nylon belts can't get any better over time, why not fix the problem and upgrade your safety...
• Re: windshield washing mess ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 02:32:24 PDT
  ...use >my wipers on my 928 once I applied the stuff. IIRC 'twas originally used in >aviation. > >BenT _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• Re: What causes those windows to open...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 11:39:19 EDT
  ...I was wondering how I can tighten them. >> IIRC there is an adjusting nut on the clamp which holds the window pivot. It is...
• Re: Couple of more "Westy" questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 18:49:22 -0800
  ...It's held on by a couple three screws under plastic caps on the front. (IIRC. It was a few months ago when I...
• Re: 25 mpg westy (impress)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:59:04 EDT
  ...Those crappy little chevette tires were spinning like crazy, and the speed & mileage were artificially inflated (IIRC they were 175R70's). I lost a...
• Re: Help with 93 EV.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:23:36 -0700
  The SA engine has 10-1 compression ratio along with a slightly larger bore? The Eurovan has 8.5-1 IIRC. The torque is...
• Re: Tachometer in a weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:02:48 -0700
  ...tach, with due care for the old ribbon and plastic bits. IIRC you may be able to do this with some '85s as well...
• Re: FS: Aircooled.net Tube Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:10:06 -0500
  ...About 1200.00 US total IIRC. Whew! Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 4:35...
• Re: 16 inch wheel inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 15:36:43 +1300
  ...However, IIRC Jetta's, Golfs, >GTIs, and New Beetles have a 5x100mm bolt pattern. > >The Mercedes rims use 12mm lugbolts/studs. Our beloved Vanagons...
• Re: New dealer experience
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:15:54 -0800
  ...weeks when I asked them the price of a new tranny. IIRC it was almost 5 grand for a rebuilt - even the parts guy...
• Re: grey water tank sought - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:46:45 EDT
  ...to rig one? Was great for boondocking incognito. >> Try eurocampers.com. IIRC Steve, the owner, is a listmember. http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/catalog...
• Re: overland 5cyl conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:16:17 -0500
  ...Buy someone's dead diesel Vanagon and strip out the engine mounts, bellhousing, and snorkel. ;) The diesel carrier bars will fit any year, IIRC...
• Re: automatic chainsRe: Snow chains
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:07:51 -0800
  ...hard enough to get a professional driver to use them correctly (IIRC only at speeds up to 35 MPH). They sure don't want...
• Re: Bus windows
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 09:23:37 -0400
  ...windows could be had in Brazil until the late 70's. IIRC > they had splitties well into 1979. I saw some > Brazilian buses in...
• Re: removing front seats
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:56:31 -0600
  ...Loren, >> >> IIRC it's "lift" not press to release the seats from the track stop. >> BenT >> > And thinking it about you're right Ben...
• Re: silicone tape (self-fusing)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 20:02:09 -0500
  ...It was black silicone and was called F4 tape, IIRC. I still keep some in my toolbox for various automotive uses. You could use...
• Re: 46mm Socket = 1 13/16" SAE
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:08:48 -0500
  ...able to find an exact SAE > equivalent 3/4" drive socket. IIRC the socket you want to get is a 1 13/16 > socket...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:10:01 -0700
  Like I said, IIRC. FWIW, ETKA shows the two seperate switches for all models of 1.9 sold in the US. Jay L Snyder...
• Re: Fuel sending unit question.
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:34:47 -0400
  ...I have new a fuel tank (JP Group from GoWesty, IIRC) waiting to go in in the next month or three when I do...
• Re: [WetWesties] Trip Pics.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:20:43 -0700
  ...road to a junction with a road sign > pointing to Council. IIRC. Hopefully I haven't been misleading with > where we travelled to. > > A...
• Re: GPS recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:03:19 -0800
  ...And IIRC it's free.
• Re: ASI/Riviera headcount
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 20:58:12 -0700
  ...ve got the pics of Rick Gordon's old ASI (82 IIRC) that I'll get up there one of these days. Jim Arnott...
• Re: Question about running reflective tint in CA
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:57:32 -0700
  Someone had done this last year with an inside/outside thermometer It keeps the inside cooler IIRC. Check the archives... Regards, Mike Pedersen '88...
• Re: "enough" vs "too much" monitoring, was: permanent fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 10:19:17 -0800
  ...Colortune Al, somehow I ended up with two of the darn things, IIRC picked up from a clearance items box at a FLAPS. Used...
• Gas tank filler seal numbers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:24:33 -0700
  IIRC, the first 2 versions were actually used in vehicles for different years. The "B" version was a special part to allow a mix...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:23:14 -0500
  ...heheheh Mike Doug Fitz-Randolph wrote: <snip> > IIRC, the thread also included a reference to how there was some > attachment for old army Jeeps...
• Re: Some potentially stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:15:19 -0700
  ...There should be one under each set of pushrods tubes, IIRC. > Is there power that comes from the antenna port in the radio? If...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:49:49 -0800
  ...Also IIRC the guy said it was basically a new battery. Cya, Robert
• Spotted in Nashville, TN
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Tue, 26 May 2009 10:01:58 -0400
  ...The vanagon gods sent a late light blue vanagon in front of Baptist Hospital on Thursday of last week and then IIRC on Sunday...
• Re: removing front seats
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 07:47:22 -0400
  ...Loren, > > IIRC it's "lift" not press to release the seats from the track stop. > BenT > And thinking it about you're right Ben...
• Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:05:07 -0700
  ...7/07, Nunya Business < bulletheadx@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > As I said 'IIRC'- I believe he dug out the gasket and crammed something > > else > > in...
• Re: headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 11:05:46 -0700
  failed or failing ignition switch? IIRC, headlights, dash fan, wipers, are on the X circuit. Do wipers and fan work when key is turned...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 4 May 2018 11:37:24 -0700
  IIRC (but check the owner's manual), the correct brake fluid for the Vanagon is DOT 3. It matters, because they have different volatility...
• Re: Starwagen Gets A New Heart!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:46:42 -0700
  IIRC, that line is a reference to an imaginary experience! ;-) Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: everybus info?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:45:56 -0400
  IIRC it's $15/night per bus. > Any info anywhere on the web (or somewhere else) about what the fees are? > > > > Joy > > > > On Wed...
• Re: Which is taller Syncro.org Syncro or 85 2wd Westy front springs?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:36:52 -0400
  ...more than the conventional > 2wd springs from an 85 Westy which IIRC is the tallest stock front springs > available? Someone not on the Lists...
• Re: If Ted Kennedy Had Been Driving a VW........
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:21:03 -0800
  Almost - its just "Schwimmwagen" On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM, BenT . <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > > And if IIRC, the precursor to...
• Re: If Ted Kennedy Had Been Driving a VW........
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:38:31 -0800
  On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM, <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: >> > And if IIRC, the precursor to the VW bug, the Kublewagen...
• Re: Any detailing tips?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:40:50 -0500
  ...It adds oils back into the material instead of leaching it out (also adds UV inhibitors, IIRC). Not cheap, but a it works well...
• Re: [WetWesties] Saw a Westie getting loaded onto a flatbed today....
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:48:19 -0700
  ...left after spending a night but that was a week ago. IIRC that one had some sort of trim strip on or painted on...
• Re: Front, driver's side turn light...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:12:45 -0800
  Phil, I'll bet you have a burnt out bulb. IIRC, it's dual filament unit, meaning both running and blinking elements in the...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 16 May 2010 19:30:38 -0700
  ...I know one is for fan speed and IIRC, rheostat in the other side, right? BenT Sent from my mobile device On May 16...
• Re: What are these things that came with my 85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 21:03:32 -0400
  ...The second is a wrench to disassemble the stove burners IIRC. The stove manual will point to its use. Yours, David
• Re: Water pump replacement - anything else I need?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:33:23 -0400
  ...I'm\ IIRC you need to shorten the short end of a 6 mm hex key to get to some mounting cap screws there...