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  • Famous Vanagon Owners
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Mon, 6 Feb 2023 21:15:07 +0000
    ...Oh well....for the diligent, Go to YouTube.  The Byrds, 1967, So you want to be a Rock and Roll star.  It will take...
  • Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:41:58 EST
    ...YAHOO.COM writes: > > Put it on the floor between your front seats. Lots of mass in that new roll > of tape. A super big...
  • FREE (for shipping) used front door window seals
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:47:27 -0700
    ...this offer does NOT include the vent window seal, just the left and right 4 quadrants of the roll up window. It's an...
  • Re: rolling haiku
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Sep 1994 21:13:30 +0800
    Vanagon too hot, Rebuilding engine again, Hope this time it's cool.
  • Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 17 May 2005 08:24:12 -0500
    ...that groove is to get some regular screen wire seal - its a roll of plastic or rubber or some polymer, about 1/8 in...
  • Re: 2 non vanagon links...
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:35:48 -0400
    ...by rolling up the ramp. > 4 steel balls outweigh a battery? They don't have to outweigh it by themselves, if it's already...
  • When is The Vanagon Rescue Tape not Rescue tape?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:49 -0600
    Having bought two rolls of the black rescue tape for my Vanagon travel kit at $10 each on ebay, I now see a 3...
  • Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
    Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:39:34 -0700
    I'll add a testimonial for the Roll-a-Table. We've used ours for 12+ years, and it's still going strong. Many...
  • Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Tue, 9 Apr 2002 08:47:15 -0400
    ...does it help to keep the rear wheels planted when cornering hard?" sort of misses the point. In pure theory an anti-roll bar...
  • To tint or not to tint that is.....
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Jul 1996 18:27:09 -0700
    ...The PO had simply installed that roll on tinting you buy at any old FLAPS. It works great, and keeps the temp down quite...
  • screens for front doors
    Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
    Tue, 23 Jun 1998 23:56:02 -0400
    ...happened across do it yourself screen stuff at local hardware superstore (Home Depot). Screen frame comes in six foot sections (less than $2 USD...
  • Re: The best awning
    Historical mailing list - River Clan
    Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:32:28 -0700
    I roll it up with the poles in it, by myself and it works well. On Jul 14, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Kim...
  • Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:33:01 -0400
    I am in need of a slider door roller bearing (the big one that goes on the channel under the cover, under the rear...
  • Re: RE: Generator access or engine acces
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Jun 1996 21:21:25, -0500
    ...Now it is easy to get to the top rear engine bolts, and just pull out the engine on the rollers. Easy with rear...
  • Re: best lube for sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:39:23 -0700
    ...I put it on the bottom slide / roller, and also inside upper track and the rear track. Previously there was a "metal on metal...
  • Re: window does not roll up
    Historical mailing list - Aaron
    Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:39:40 -0800
    ...roll up my window today, and it went up an inch, made some kind > of pop/clunk, and then the handle span around. It...
  • VW ad in Rolling Stone
    Historical mailing list - Mike White
    Wed, 4 Oct 1995 10:20:56 MST
    No, I don't read Rolling Stone on a regular basis, but I was lucky enough to find something of worth in it when...
  • Re: VW porn
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 17 Jun 2001 17:23:28 -0500
    ...hatch!!! > ........................................... > > Joel--check: > http://coyote.Colorado.EDU/jones/Utah01/roll2-medium/ROLL2DX-21A.JPG > It's about as dirty as they come! > > Richard A...
  • Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
    Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
    Sat, 1 Sep 2018 22:57:35 -0700
    ...limiting it to the part in question? On a related question, I know the upper part can be replaced by just rolling down the...
  • Re: Tool roll
    Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
    Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:31:27 -0800
    ...The Duluth roll is better made in about six different ways. Worth the difference in price. Mark '82 Westy On Nov 13, 2010, at...
  • Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
    Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
    Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:25:15 -0700
    ...has it (Xtreme Tape), too, at $30 for 6 ten foot rolls. YMMV. I can't say if these are made in America. Rob...
  • Re: Cooking the Roll----
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:15:20 -0800
    ...that's* why VW did it that way! But, you have to be going 60 before the darn roll will cook... bmc :) "Faith will...
  • Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
    Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
    Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:36:42 -0800
    ...roll run about $13, a fraction of the price of what appears to be the same thing with a different label on it calling...
  • Re: Porta-potti boxes
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:13:00 -0400
    ...That'll keep it from sliding around under normal conditions, but for something like a rollover you'd certainly need a strap over the...
  • Re: [Syncro] Anybody wanna sell an awning?
    Historical mailing list - Peter Lackner
    Wed, 30 Jun 2004 08:45:47 -0700
    ...It's > gotta > be a rollup. > Anybody got a lead? > THanks! > Chris Dixon
  • Re: sliding door seal
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:35:03 -0700
    ...Unbolt the top roller support... slide the seal over, put the roller support back on, tighten it as before. On the bottom, remove the...
  • Re: closing slider quietly
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 1 Aug 2020 19:12:08 -0700
    ...Why I put it on I have know idea. Replacing the worn out rollers and bearings on pre and post 85 model year doors...
  • Re: Cheapo CV Boot repair(emergency only)
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:17:04 -0500
    ...there until I can fix it" shade tree repair. Most Walmarts > and Harbor Freights have these small rolls of shrink wrap for > shipping stuff...
  • Re: window does not roll up
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:40:53 -0800
    ...I then tried the other direction, and it rolled down a bit. > > I tried grabbing the window and pulling it up, but it would...
  • OT bug rolls on its own into another car
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 5 Jun 2006 12:33:21 -0700
    Ok,, I don't own herbie, but my 66 rolled out of parking spot down a little hill into another car, ok this was...
  • round cylindrical pin
    Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
    Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:02:31 -0500
    It's called a roll pin and can be found at any good hardware store
  • On the Road Again....
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:59:22 -0500
    Rolling, Rolling, Rolling, Keep those Wagons Rolling, After all the van and tire issues I've had of late - I finally got Ol' Red...
  • Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 21 May 2009 22:27:08 -0600
    ...solid/solid, hydraulic/hydraulic, roller hydraulic/roller hydraulic, solid roller/solid roller), etc. Strange things happen when these items are mismatched, although some will...
  • Re: ug back bumper-foiled
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:40:11 -0600
    ...intersectionsl, then hooking a bungie cord through it and hooking on each end of the conjoined roll. Man, those parking lot steel/concrete bumpers...
  • Re: How to access exterior slider track
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:13:40 -0700
    ...now VW owns Bentley, and BMW owns Rolls, or it's the other way around. and they come with VW or BMW engines too...
  • Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:03:06 -0500
    ...whether it stays on the dyno or not when you hit the gas. :) I _think_ dynos with two sets of instrumented rollers exist but...
  • How do you carry your cargo?
    Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
    Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:14:17 -0800
    ...I usually find it rolling around by my feet after a corner. It drives me crazy! I have visions of it jamming under my...
  • Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 18 May 2007 05:35:59 -0500
    ...Transporting this car to his trailer seems to be the big deal killer right now since it doesn't roll and would take more...
  • Re: Bentley EV manual - updated release date
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 10 Apr 1997 12:42:03
    >Called this morning, saying "is it time?" They said >yup, we have a firm date now (drum roll) > >September 1st! (cymbal crash) > >Seems they...
  • transmission problem?
    Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
    Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:46:20 -0800
    ...even a rolling stop. When I step on the accelerator, the van doesn't move forward instantly. It feels like it's not engaged...
  • Need modulator for power windows...
    Historical mailing list - Mark C
    Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:21:29 -0700
    ...I hate waiting for them to roll up ... Its always something you know.. final get ac to work and it dies after two or...
  • Re: all twos
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:11:00 -0400
    ...mark@markmcculley.com> wrote: > > My odometer rolled through 222222 miles today. I was lucky to have seen it and pulled over and took a...
  • Re: shocks
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 06:46:38 EST
    ...to put on this thing .I have alot of roll of the body it is time for new ones. Darrel 88gl >> I bought KYB...
  • Re: Tool roll
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:48:22 -0800
    ...highly praised the tool > roll that Duluth Trading Post sell. �I foolishly believed him and got > one, and it's GREAT! �Photos at > http...
  • Re: Repair/refurbishment 1982 westy interior
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:54:29 -0500
    ...If you've never done this glueing before, read up on it. You need a roller to roll it down, don't put both...
  • Bus autocross?
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Tue, 21 Nov 95 23:40:02 EST
    ...A Bus really doesn't handle badly it is just the often profound body roll that makes one uncomfortable. Recently I joined a local...
  • Re: Floppy armrest - success!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 3 Jun 2018 16:10:02 -0700
    ...eventually got it out. [Very much welcome anyone’s “tips and tricks” on a better method to extract this pin… - anyone?] Roll pin punches...
  • Re: Repainting Emblems
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Mon, 3 Jul 2006 10:46:17 -0400
    ...Then I used silver steel wheel paint from a paint shop (in a spray can)and sprayed a small paint roller. I rolled the...
  • Re: Tire observation
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 25 Dec 2013 14:46:07 -0500
    ...RAO 8s, it was much easier. I have about 43psi (dunno how many Barrs that is) in the tires. Once rolling and at higher...
  • Re: Cheap and easy fuel pressure gauge?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:07:11 -0400
    ...Each roller seals the open end of its slot against the chamber walls; the open area of the slots actually carry the fluid from...
  • Re: Interior color/The Brownest Westy EVER
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:16:51 -0800
    And for the majority of vanagon lovers who prefer brown, I have THE brownest Westy on the planet for sale-CHEAP!(rolling Chassis) Its...
  • Re: When is The Vanagon Rescue Tape not Rescue tape?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:06:16 -0600
    iIm sending a roll of the yellow to David for "testing" in his secret laboratory. Results to be confirmed or denied eventually.At 01...
  • Re: eurovan recall
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 21 Sep 1994 17:02:25 -0400 (EDT)
    ...roll the dice...yep, the chicks dig that sorta stuff...gonna get me a t-shirt, roll up a pack of butts in the...
  • Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:00:43 -0500
    Cool, Mon! Nothing like converting a rolling turd into something elegant! Vanagons on good tires roll like they are on rails. Mine does anyway...
  • Re: Fire
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:09:23 -0800
    ...in case of a freeway or highway speed rollover or other high speed accident....loose items inside the vehicle DO become lethal.... I would...
  • Re: roller on bus door
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Mon, 1 Apr 1996 15:29:44 -0600 (CST)
    ...front roller on my sliding door (`70 bus) and the > rail in which it slides in? When driving down the road it rattles pretty...
  • Re: Brown Bread/B-quiet/Dynamat
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 22 Jan 2005 08:56:35 -0800
    ...Cost around Ca$80/roll (approx 3 ft wide roll, one roll more than enough to do the van, even using 4 layers in...
  • Re: Bay Window Shocks
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 May 1996 01:13:54 -0500
    ...Are the KYB's worth it as all the mags would have you believe? How about addition of a rear anti-roll bar (Whitney...
  • Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 17 Oct 2010 07:18:10 -0700
    ...a) remove the broken VW roller from the axle that it revolves on. b) go to my local friendly machine shop and buy a...
  • Re: Cheapo CV Boot repair(emergency only)
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:26:07 -0700
    ...there until I can fix it" shade tree repair. Most Walmarts > and Harbor Freights have these small rolls of shrink wrap for > shipping stuff...