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• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:58:41 -0700
  ...Ever buy a used piece of Detroit iron? No bumper jack, right? And they never appear at garage sales either, they have become wire...
• Re: Spillmeister burner grill thingies
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:07:34 -0800
  ...Branding Iron at WetWesties 'newbies' initiation ceremonies: < http://picasaweb.google.com/wetwesties/2009CatherineCreekLucky13Planetmarrs#5381865042701708274 >
• [NVC] Griddle recco 2 fit atop Westy stove
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 16:18:19 -0700
  I'm looking for a little cast iron griddle with a grease groove (whatever that's called) that fits well atop the two burners...
• ALL AMERICAN MOVIE!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 23:02:39 -0400
  VOLKS, I've tried to help Per Lindgren (lindgre@online.no) understand our infatuation with old American HEAVY Iron! He's a young Viking...
• Re: what do Vanagon drivers wear?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:24:24 EST
  ...an impression I'm stuck wearing an old wrinkled birthday suit!! ;) >> I heard heat applied liberally can create shrinkage and iron out wrinkles. BenT
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:08:37 -0600
  Iron, Calcium, Lime, Radium, or what in the water did your Bandit's like the best? There are several different cartriges that will go...
• Re: Newbie, hello all and a question(long)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:55:52 -0500
  ...now, the tractor is light in the back - need some chains. Ironically I only have chains for the Vanagon which is off the road...
• Re: LED solder gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:19:06 -0800
  ...Yes, you want to use a small iron with a small tip (like 1/8" dia.), but it's relative to the job at...
• Favorite Rust Stories (was: wild goose chase)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 06 Feb 1996 11:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Minnesota has been rich in natural resources for centuries, including iron ore-- the northern half of the state is known to locals as the...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:22:28 -0500
  ...400 series stainless has iron in it, therefore, it is not as corriosn resistant as 300 series and hence the magnetic properties. John 86...
• New 16" trailing arms
  Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:19:26 +0200
  Hi folks, here some facts for the new trailing arms: - both side use the part is symmetric part - material spheroidal cast iron 6mm - for...
• Re: FW: 9 Passenger Van Sighted (and Caught!)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:40:37 -0500
  ...everyone knows everyone else, at least within six levels! Michael >> >> The irony is that the engine in my 9 pax is formerly yours! You...
• Advice on shipping a motor?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:40:15 EDT
  ...It has the head off but it's still one heavy hunk of iron. I would appreciate any advice from those that done this...
• Bus Depot, Public Apoligy from Phil.
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:58:34 -0700
  ...As I said the service was prompt, the parts will iron themselves out in time, I'm just impatience and was rude. Phil __________________________________ Do...
• Re: Anyone ever tried this on their vanagon??????????????
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 13:50:24 -0500
  ...It collected (inside the strainer cover) a bunch of iron when I did my first new engine run in, after 500 miles of breakin...
• Re: A little bit of Red....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:18:33 -0500
  ...something about the >>> pigments >> in >>> the paint, cost more to make than any other color. >> >> >> >> That is curious because historically, red (iron oxide) was...
• Re[2]: cold solder and other maladies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 15:52:42 -0700
  ...I haven't tested the tip of my soldering iron personally, so don't know if this is true or not.
• Re: poptop screen repair
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:52:54 -0400
  ...how the hell do you iron >on the screen of your popup tent? Use a block of smooth wood on the other side. Takes...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:03:03 -0500
  ...Additionally, >the newer >aluminum engines are more susceptible to heat damage that >the old cast >iron block engines. Thus the automatic fans. Yeah, but...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 14:15:11 -0700
  ...In any case, I’ve been thinking of a new iron for the shop, but maybe instead I’ll use th money for a...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:35:07 -0400
  ...Rusting is an electrochemical reaction (or rather set of reactions, see <http://antoine.fsu.umd.edu/chem/senese/101/redox/faq/how-iron-rusts...
• Re: Friday: Of Starters and Beautiful Women
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:30:41 -0700
  ...More irony. That dang NEW remote starter switch is pooched. I >> had the where-with-all to test it on my DMM before using...
• Car Lifts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:52:11 -0600
  ...It is a ramp built of welded angle iron - maybe aluminum - so that as you drive up the ramp to the center point and...
• Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 23:38:35 -0500
  ...I am replacing the three bolts that hold the J-pipe to the cast iron Y-manifold and just need the torque values for...
• Leaky gas tank fix?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 07:12:59 EDT
  ...In my Iron Steed... To see the country flowing by.. Camp fires and new friends I wont grow old gracefully It`s tie dyes...
• Re: do you know your vanagon is rusting away?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:17:16 -0400
  ...Could be faster or slower, depending on the situation (aluminum, typically suffers from fatigue far sooner than steel or iron.) On Sep 29, 2004...
• Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 1 May 2008 07:18:04 -0700
  ...If the VW auto in the Vanagon is built the same as Detriot iron autos of the same vintage, the answer (if above 30mph...
• Re: broken spark plug removal?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:06:04 EDT
  ...bolt from aluminum, it doesn't glow and then melt like iron, giving you a gentle warning. I didn't read the original post...
• Anybody have an extra moulding strip?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 18:29:04 -0500
  ...Thanks for the bandwidth! Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• A Newbie question on Changing Air Filters
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 14 May 2000 14:24:02 -0500
  ...What have I done wrong? TIA, Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: Unknown knobs
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:16:22 -0500
  ...Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" >Well, it really isn't the knobs that are unknown it is their purpose. There >are two black...
• Re: FS: brush guard/bull bars for fiberglass bumpered vans..any ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 01:28:54 EST
  ...rear bumper brace that fits entirely inside the fiberglass rear bumper, made of 1/4" thick angle iron.. no more cracked rear bumpers!! chris
• Re: alt light at high RPMS
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:05:29 -0700
  Talking about alternators and brushes, my experience with Detroit iron has been that about 80% of the 'alternator failures' were nothing more than worn...
• Re: Westy Christmas presents
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:01:52 -0800
  ...me know ;-P im always looking for goodies. > > benT Clause? Joe, Ironically, I'm in Vegas until the 20th. SF thereafter. We can compare...
• Re: Wanted: Digijet idle controller
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:43:22 -0700
  ...John Lane 83.5 Westy Iron Butterfly Perkiomenville, PA ----- Original Message ---- From: Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent...
• Re: classic parts, seikel and vw cooperating on bringing NLA parts back to life!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:13:08 -0700
  cast iron rear trialing arms ! ??? that can't be cheap, or light weight. ( thinking of shipping weight, but much more of unsprung weight on...
• Pattern of holes in front bumper mount
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 23:01:24 +1200
  ...On the outside, this large threaded >rod ran thru a 1/4" thick piece of band iron, witch I bent to except >parts I...
• Re: Stuff Found in Busses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 20:27:02 EDT
  Geez and all I found in my westy were some love letters, some poetry.....and .....snow chains (ironic that we can't use 'em...
• '97 EVC for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 08:45:31 -0400
  ...kill the odor! Gary Gary and Belle from Hallowell, ME garyc@saturn.caps.maine.edu '72 Westy (gone to iron oxide) '97 EVC "Flash"
• Wheels - again!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:39:27 -0800
  ...rims on 14" centers!! + custom offsets!! They're biased toward US iron & commercial app's, but I'm still gonna find out ref Vanagon...
• Re: Head Gasket Job Costs?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 24 May 2002 22:38:33 -0700
  ...If your wrench doesn't commonly work on wasserboxers, make sure you get an ironclad warranty. Make sure that he understands that you will...
• Re: 5 speed Tranny on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:07:08 -0500
  ...He also says he >has "ironclad" feedback, but if you actually >read it he's shipped the wrong part several >times. > >No affiliation with...
• Re: Westy Stove Grates
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:11:48 -0500
  ...What's up with the design on these grills? Simple fix, I think, would be placing a square of iron mesh over the center...
• Re: Horn question (did some searching)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:27:41 -0400
  ...out of it causing a metal flap to short to ground. Ironically, after removing the offending piece, the horn doesn't blow in the...
• Re: Out of Office AutoReply: Re: Wallaced?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:45:01 -0500
  ...On Jan 28, 2008 8:12 PM, Richard Golen <rgolen@umassd.edu> wrote: > How ironic....getting Wallaced in response to the what does Wallace...
• Re: another great portable BBQ
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 15:06:58 -0500
  ...r On Jan 4, 2014, at 10:58 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I, too, have eyed that cast-iron...
• Re: Patch a small tear in the tent
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:07:54 -0700
  I used iron-on patching stuff (interfacing? My wife sews) for a spot like this on mine. Iron on the outside, wood to brace...
• Re: Westy Syncro 4 sale, 4K$
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 22:12:01 -0700
  ...b1112/v0/381912.html > > That's all I know. > > Marshall Ruskin > 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" > Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada > Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: Trip Report and Improved Fuel Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Probst, Tom
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:15:58 -0500
  Maybe it's me, or maybe it's Friday, but did anyone else find this juxtaposition somewhat ironic? Tom P. '87 Westy > ---------- > From: Kenneth...
• Gibbs oil for seams
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 11:12:25 -0500
  ...It keeps water and salt from soaking into metal and iron oxide, and is paintable to boot. It also makes quick work of ancient...
• Re: A 2009 Heads Up
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 17:31:37 -0500
  I find it ironic that so many people who have never dealt with Go Westy's auto sales division are bad mouthing their business...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure - Update #2
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 12:14:38 -0700
  ...welding cast iron ... I had an expert welder freind weld a 1.6 TD block one time. First we heated it in a charcoal...
• Re: Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:35:16 EST
  ...The cast iron collector on the 2.1s are still going to be cast iron and slowly rust away, typically 10 ~ 15 years so...
• Re: How to patch van cover!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Jun 2023 14:09:21 -0500
  ...The iron on stuff is sounding good. Jim On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 1:07 PM Adam Grove <roverini@gmail.com> wrote: > I...
• Re: Painted the "Iron Igloo" today!
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 10 May 2000 17:24:06 -0700
  ...Painted the "Iron Igloo" today! > > > Hi Volks: > > Today was the day the igloo finally got it's paint "shot". > Boy, am I bushed! > > The...
• Re: Need 83-84 era driver's spindle
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 15:43:21 -0500
  ...I don't have any spares for this, > the early suspension version that I believe changed to all cast iron and > power steering features...
• Re: FW: Can somebody identify/explain these?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:40:56 -0400
  ...the remaining question is >"what the heck is that big rusty iron piece I'm holding...?" So how about a picture without your great...
• Re: Dash foil
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:26:28 -0500
  ...I wonder if it's related to hot climates? I also wonder if pressing with an iron set for Dacron/polyester would reactivate the...
• Re: Women and camping
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:14:58 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/ybdtqpn I don't usually celebrate violence of any kind, but I always appreciate irony. How do you say, "You go...
• Re: Repair shop in Ironwood Michigan ????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:01:05 -0700
  You can do it for yourself if you waat: do a google.com search for "vanagon repair shops" and BINGO. or try: http://www...