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  • Re: CDOs and RRSP vs DVNP Panamint Springs
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 2 Mar 1995 23:06:11 -0800 (PST)
    ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
  • Re: Rebuild Questions
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Mon, 8 May 1995 11:14:44 -0700 (PDT)
    ...schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
  • Re: Sniveling Lurkers
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:16:15 -0500
    ...That, combined with the braided ear and nose hair with the beads and bones woven into it must have made quite and impression. LOL...
  • re [Fwd: Re: WWW.SYNCRO.ORG]
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Sat, 1 Apr 2000 20:59:12 -0800
    Timmy, you are such a petty little needle nose. I did not send that to the list because profanity is not permitted. Your petty...
  • Re: Air Filter Maintenance
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 18 Apr 2003 00:32:06 -0400
    ...I just really like to use analogies ...... "Does a stopped up nose affect breathing?" Mike
  • NOS PARTS!
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Sat, 16 Jan 1999 20:13:30 -0500
    1985 Vanagon GL ALL ORIGINAL Continental spare tire & wheel, still has 26# of ORIGINAL GERMAN AIR & all those funky little rubber tits all over...
  • Outside US folk?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 31 Dec 1999 14:11:52 -0800
    Just out of nosiness, how many members of the list are from outside the U.S. We've got Per, Calle, the Canadian cartel...
  • Re: Dum-Dum Question of the Day
    Historical mailing list - Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
    Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:45:04 -0700
    > No laughing!! :) > > Where should my spare tire be, if I have one? Right under your nose. Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ coyote@macromedia.com \ / \X...
  • Re: External A/C ?
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:21:08 -0600
    Negative on the swap cooler, Chris--this unit is a NOS AC unit--not a cooler--- And it looks as though the dryer, and...
  • Part/part nos. needed
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Mon, 29 Jul 2002 19:23:26 -0400
    I need to get the "hook" and coil spirng the keep the side door from slaming shut when the van is parked facing downhill...
  • Re: Leaking Caliper
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 6 Apr 1995 13:24:29 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
  • Re: we will never see this here in the USA
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Tue, 7 Dec 2004 20:00:28 -0800
    ...They turned what could have been a really cool small utility van into another silly, over-priced, DVD-playered, video-screened, nostalgia vehicle for...
  • wierd bus..
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:41:49 -0400
    http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=953250 vanagon style sliders, baywindow nose, splitty rear, splitty cargo doors.... it was actually made...
  • Re: '56 Bus Turn Signals
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 17 Aug 1994 15:07:43 -0400 (EDT)
    I guess the respondant who was talking about "Pope's Noses", Heart Tail Lights, etc...was referring to Bug tailights...perhaps he shoulda read...
  • Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:49:42 -0700
    The 5 speeds nose cone is substantially larger than the 4 speed. Photo, 5sp on top, 4sp on bottom: http://www.vanagonparts.com/temp...
  • Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Sun, 14 May 1995 23:48:57 -0700 (PDT)
    ...schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
  • Re: Trans ID?-reply
    Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
    Mon, 22 Jun 1998 01:58:55 EDT
    ...VW used a strange mix of a 091 bellhousing, gear carrier housing, and nosecone with a 002 style main transaxle housing. The 002s had...
  • Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:52:35 -0600
    ...I broke down with a totally obliterated nose (decoupler housed nose) just E of Kingman on a Monday just before noon. The van was...
  • Re: 2 liter vs. 1800
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 4 May 1995 14:50:10 -0700 (PDT)
    ...schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
  • Re: transmission front mount
    Historical mailing list - Richard
    Thu, 06 Jul 95 15:07:13 EDT
    ...I hope to fix this soon, as the current condition is damaging the nose cone.
  • Re: Vanagon spoiler
    Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
    Tue, 14 May 1996 18:19:58 -0400 (EDT)
    ...We have that sloped nose. Not 30 degrees but much more than the flat nosed buses. Of course I have to bring up the...
  • WTB: Nose Bra for 76
    Historical mailing list - NWB2FP Forest-Protection
    Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:04:40 -0600 (MDT)
    Hello again Volks, I am looking for a black nose bra for my 76 Westy. Of course, it has the high mounted signal lights...
  • Re: Odometer fix?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:49:14 -0600
    Gorilla? Nothing would keep the little rubber nose bridge on the right side of my sun glasses (plastic frames) .... until Gorilla. bob > > Any suggestions...
  • Looking for propane filler valve
    Historical mailing list - John Koloen
    Fri, 28 May 1999 17:42:54 -0500
    ...Thanks. ** Please remove NOSPAM from my return address before replying to my e-mail. My address is jkoloen@earthlink.net **
  • Re: QUICK! Need someone to measure their syncro van...
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Sat, 5 Oct 2002 18:51:07 EDT
    ...You were on the nose with 9 1/2" though. Good Luck, Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro 92 Escort "The...
  • Re: Need Radio Antenna for my Double Cab
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 5 Mar 2004 23:38:46 -0500
    Like you my TriStar doesn't have a nose antennae. Instead it has an antennae on (around) the windshield. I'd caution against doing...
  • Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:57:35 -0700
    ...The two big culpits on the reg'lar passenger van ar that flat nose, and that flat tail. A tapered back end would help...
  • Re: Nostradamus (FWIW)
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:04:23 -1000
    ...Someone took a segment of one of Nostradamus' Quatrains and incorporated their own words. Here is the actual Quatrain in full: ORIGINAL: L'an...
  • Re: Red Rock or ???
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 2 Mar 1995 08:32:49 -0800 (PST)
    ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
  • Re: Westfalia rental (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 17 Apr 1995 14:16:29 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
  • Re: the vw crafter IS the sprinter. same vehicle.. different trim.
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:29:54 +1200
    ...Of course the differences are not just the dash and nose treatment; Mercedes & VW will fit their own transmissions, engines and possibly also front...
  • Re: WESTY HEIGHT
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:27:44 -0700
    ...The rake of the vehicle is actually slightly > lower in the back, as oppossed to the newer models that dropped the nose > down with...
  • Re: Carb Specs, Heartfelt thanks... (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 17 Apr 1995 19:28:13 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
  • Help Transmission woes
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 Jan 1996 18:34:00 PST
    Howdy, My problem has been that the tranny was stuck in neutral with what looked like binding in the nosecone. So I yanked the...
  • The Project Advances: Update
    Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
    Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:56:47 -0700
    Hi all, Well, last Friday we pushed the '84 (with an '88 nose) out of the garage, turned it around and pushed it nose...
  • Re: pinch the fuel line?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:57:35 -0700
    ...I too second the idea of fuel hose or some kind of protection if using needle nose pliers. Good idea! Neil. On Fri, Jul...
  • Re: Spare tire mounted on vanagon nose?
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:54:59 -0800
    ...Spare tire mounted on vanagon nose? In a message dated 2/17/00 12:38:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM writes...
  • Re: Diesel shift linkage
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:44:57 -0800
    ...The diesel rear rod needs a considerable curve to get up to the higher tranny nose. The main difference is due to the tranny...
  • last call - '85 westy going to crusher
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:47:36 EDT
    im sending a '85 westy to the crusher, still has complete westy roof metal, power steering rack all coolant lines, radiator, condenser, good nose...
  • Re: I've had it...Ed's finished with me.(Fri)
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Fri, 12 Mar 1999 16:46:35 -0500
    ...imagine my disgust when the dealer told me the damn whole body was plastic!!! BOB - WA4RRN '85GL - "Bourgois" - fine German steel http://www.nosepickersanonymous
  • GoWesty and NLA and NOS Parts
    Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
    Fri, 3 Aug 2012 09:00:49 -0500
    GoWesty has announced that they have a partnership with the "Classic Parts" division of Volkswagen Germany for Bus, Vanagon and Eurovan parts. http://www...
  • Re: Lenti.med.umn.edu stickers
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:52:28 -0500
    ...Maybe I'll put them > on EBAY and get rich off the nostalgia craze!!! > > Those wouldn't happen to be the old circular, silver...
  • Re: Looking for Antenna Options
    Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
    Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:46:23 -0600
    ...I have seen one of these on a Vanagon (the guy filled in the hole in the nose) and it looked cool. These are...
  • Hog ring pliers
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
    Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:13:31 -0500
    ...my only question is...I do not have hogring pliers...can i just use needle nose pliers to pry open the rings? Or is...
  • Re: [F] Re: Cal is powerless still
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Fri, 13 Jan 1995 14:46:53 -0800 (PST)
    ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
  • INVISIBLE BRA
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
    Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:02:19 -0500
    ...Its more likely that you had a number > of dings on the nose before you started using the bra and the rust was > already...
  • Window Tint
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 6 Apr 2022 07:52:37 -0500
    ...Just need a general nose count for interest. If enough are interested and a group purchase made a discount might be available.
  • RE: Oh no! Another one!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 17 May 1995 13:56:51 EDT
    ...maybe you could find someone to help weld the "spare" nose on. It depends on the shape of the one that's already on...
  • vanagon "LT" style truck mirrors on ebay
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:42:46 EDT
    ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-T25-Vanagon-SYNCRO-truck-mirrors-NOS_W0QQite mZ120100023703QQcategoryZ33649QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more...
  • '88 Trans noise update
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:39:09 -0700
    ...In fact, I could quite clearly hear the sound coming from the nose cone of the trans, when turning the wheel back and forth...
  • Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 13 May 2002 19:16:15 -0700
    ...It raises the tranny nose quite a bit with the desired effect of > lowering the back of the engine to clear the engine cover...
  • Re: Winters in the van...
    Historical mailing list - patrice b
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:05:12 -0800
    ...covers...have tried silk nose mittens (balaclava dealie), but it's the temp of the air going into my nostrils that keeps me awake...
  • Re: Nose Bra
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Thu, 31 May 2018 18:58:49 -0400
    ...Nose Bra > > > > I do what you are doing, which is put the bra out in the sun to warm up & > > expand, then fit it...
  • Barndoor Madness
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 4 Sep 1995 09:07:15 -0700 (PDT)
    ...It also has the wrong nose on it - the nose has nipple lights. This is all I know from pix. I have only seen...
  • Fw: [KG] "I've seen the bus" but no karmann- NAIAS
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 12 Jan 2001 07:34:13 -0700
    ...Most don't care for the concepts nose and felt it really missed > something by not having round headlights and a "V" pattern on...
  • Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:28:00 -0700
    ...in my eyes. > i have experience with both ethanol and NO. > NOS has an effect any way delivered. > metering is a safety issue to...
  • How much
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
    Thu, 23 Nov 2000 19:52:32 -0500
    ...Blue with awesome body and paint, minus small dent in nose. Runs awesome. Needs tires. Whata a fair price??? Thanks! Matt
  • Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:08:38 EST
    ...Not enough room for stickers with all the dog nose-prints from my greyhounds! I will get a vanagon.com sticker, though. Bill Marshall...
  • Re: Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:47:15 -0700
    The OP might benefit from a photo of bent-nose pliers. Can someone post a link? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto...
  • '80 Vanagon H2O, need transmission guidance.
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 15 Oct 96 08:37:10 EDT
    ...I checked the shift linkage and nosecone, and the C/V joints, all are OK. There is no forward movement. Seems that the tranny...