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• Re: Syncro tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 1 May 1998 11:06:57 -0400
  ...The spare tire is the >factory Continental 225R60 16" I cannot be reading this. You cannot use that spare tire without endangering your VC...
• Re: Spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 22:03:36 +0000
  ...Spare tire Hoping to do ome serious traveling this summer, and from sad experience, determined I have need of carrying two spare tires. They...
• Re: Upgrading Wheels - Spare Tire Fit?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:15:18 EDT
  ...but the basic idea is you need to remove the > old spare tire carrier 'pan' and fashion a new one that is a bit...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 08:01:07 -0800
  The lovely and talented Volks Cafe has an extended clamshell for bigger spare tires available here: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search...
• Re: Mounting Spare off of USA bumper on split
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 22:00:46 -0700
  >I want (need) to mount my spare on the front of the 1959 >bus. I would rather not drill holes through its face, but...
• Re: SAFETY WARNING about Original Continental Tires as a spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:23:02 -0600
  > That's the exact spare tire I have on my '82 T3 here in Australia. :) The reason you still have it as a spare...
• Buying a Vanagon (Kinda Long)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:26:46 -0300
  ...Should also have a spare set of ball joints, 2CVs, and disc pads. Many other spares too, like belts, CV boot covers, spare FI...
• Re: silver secret
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 1994 14:47:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When I bought the bus, the spare was there, the socket was there, but the pump was missing. Just a thought. --Dale
• Re: Front hose and alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:31:00 -0700
  ...aha, so it's just an issue of space for the spare. No worries then, as I still carry an original 14" steel rim...
• How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 10:34:06 -0800
  ...Nut is very tight has not been removed in over 10 years but I desperately need to get my spare tire out and mounted...
• 83 vanagon for sale, los angeles area (spare parts, anyone?)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 18 May 94 08:43:23 CDT
  ...maybe a rolling set of spare parts?):
• Re: Oversize Spare tire fitment in clamshell holder question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 24 Sep 2016 07:58:12 -0300
  ...On both the T3 and the LT, I rotate my spare with my tyres, so it helps to have them all the same ;-) Years...
• 85 westi FS for a 78 westi
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:39:57 -0500
  ...sliding door rear hatch and front doors spare steering column and piles of misc. goodies, front windshield and wiper motors and arms. spare power...
• Grounded Rear Spare Tire Carriers
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:25:08 -0700
  ...The whole idea of adding these extra grounds is to establish the > chassis as the one common ground. > Vanagon Rear Spare Tire Carrier Complete...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:29:10 -0500
  > TWO QUESTIONS: > (1) Can the pull-tab mechanism be repaired? > (2) What size tire will fit in spare tire tray without damage? 1- I...
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:26:15 -0500
  ...i think my spares were like $5 for two (with the washer). i THINK a lug bolt from the front wheels will also work...
• Re: Spare-tire Pan Bolt Spec
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 06:29:26 -0700
  ...The spare tire door bolt shares the same head size as the lug bolts but is a totally different thread size. The spare bolt...
• 85 ecu 025-906-021 vs 025-906-021c
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:47:11 -0800
  Just curious I am building up my spare parts inventory for a x-North America trip in the spring 06. I bought a 025...
• Re: 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:44:07 -0700
  ...215's fitting in the spare tire compartment? >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:00:42 -0400 > >Saw this yesterday at VolksCafe. You can...
• Re: was 15" Tires for Westy-Now Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:56:39 -0700
  ...I have also since discovered that my spare tire on this rig is a 14" non-C-rated tire, so I am going to...
• 69 bus Spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Don Schmeichel
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 17:28:45 -0500
  I know this is the vanagon list, but I have a friend who has a 69 bus with the original unused spare tire..is...
• Administrivia _ Leaving/joining the Spare list - Correction
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:54:50 -0700
  ...Jim Arnott Administration Spare Vanagon
• Free Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:44:22 -0700
  ...wheels with worn tires - you pick up in Pismo Beach, CA? I'm keeping the nuts and bolts as spares for the spare tire.
• Re: Projektzwo foglight spares.....what if you break your $300 foglites?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:38:58 -0600
  ...Projektzwo foglight spares.....what if you break your $300 > foglites? > > >> ill keep it in mind.. i had inquired about spare lenses etc and it...
• Re: 15" alloys and 14" spare
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:10:50 EST
  ...i run 205 55 16's on my audi, and they are same outer circumfrence as my 205 60 15" spare. would work same...
• Re: donut spare fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:54:01 -0700
  ...rare ACV Spare tire auxiliary fuel tanks sold for VW rabbits in the early 80s. > I've seen an ACV spare fuel tank or...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:29:08 -0800
  ...What is dumb is letting some tire jockey over-tighten your spare tire door bolt with the same air wrench you let him over...
• Re: Looking for 15" SA steel wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:26:03 -0700
  No reason you can't use a 14" as a front spare on a 2WD van Donna, or on the rear for short distances...
• Re: Spare tire storage and protection
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:18:09 -0400
  I just asked Alexa to search Amazon and she came back with rubber ducky universal spare tire cover. I might need some assistence selecting...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:17:10 -0800
  ...Spare Tire Matching There are two different styles of spare tire holders! I have two 1986 syncros. They are pretty much the same, but...
• =?us-ascii?Q?RE:_Donut_spare.the_tuner's_art_=28NVC=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:03:14 -0800
  ...Donut spare.the tuner's art (NVC) >ive seen people run them on the front wheels of front wheel drive cars before >for this...
• Re: 15" alloy wheels with a 14" steel spare (?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:52:08 -0400
  ...I have 15" GW alloys with Michelin Agillis's and a 14" Continental spare. Had a blowout 50 miles from home. Slapped on the...
• Re: Need A Checklist...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 09 Mar 97 23:01:56 CST
  toilet paper, toilet paper, toilet paper. :) oil for the engine, and a spare oil filter or two. spare v-belts and tools to change...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 21:32:29 -0500
  ...The 215 width is about the limit for >> the spare carrier even after the late tray, no hold downs. For highway >> travel a 225...
• Update: spare can storage
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:10:04 -0400
  Thanks for all the input on carrying spare gas. Liked the spare tire container best, but a little pricy on eBay, I'm going...
• Re: spare tire gas tank
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:50:17 -0700
  For those of us with WBX motors, take a good look at the holes in the bottom of the spare tire dish. Part of...
• What's the biggest 15" the front spare carrier can hold?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 13:46:23 -0800
  I would like to increase my 15" tire size a bit and was wondering which size is the biggest to fit in the spare...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:12:29 -0700
  ...Spare tire location > > > > > > Do we need to remind people that part of the crash worthiness of > > > these vehicles is the spare tire? > > > If you...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 18:52:46 -0800
  ...How to get spare tire out??? Urgent! > > >> The 19 has always fit mine fine... Try a 3/4? Actually if you have >> not been...
• Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:55:27 -0600
  ...Running 16 inch rims/tires but carrying a 14 inch spare. What is the difference in diameter between the 16's and the spare...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:22:21 -0600
  Tom Miller wrote: > Who needs to >match spares these days? Synchro not withstanding! > > Only those making the trip up the Alaska Highway to Alaska...
• spare waterpump or alternator
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:20:21 -0800
  Bob, I guess I would not suggest you carry either but rather some odd collection of hoses and a spare belt. Both the waterpump...
• Spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:09:59 -0700
  Hi I am running 215-60-16 and carrying a stock tire 14''as a spare. Could I still be able to use it...
• Re: switched power to radio
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:59:03 -0500
  I used a spare rear window defogger switch. Illunminated and matches the rest of the dash. Fits right in the spare hole below the...
• WTB: Used Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:15:47 -0400
  Hey All, Now that my spare fuel pump is no longer a spare, I need to replace it. Anyone have one? It just needs...
• Re: Spare Tire Goes Flat
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:33:44 -0600
  ...Radtke <wa7zpu@cisaz.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I was filling and checking my tires today and I was surprised to find > the spare flat. > > My...
• Re: spare tire carrier won't close with 205/65 R15s
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 13:25:33 -0400
  ...spare tire carrier won't close with 205/65 R15s Cool beans, what years?? what models?? Tromper 82 Dieselfant II with "Emergency Spare" -----Original...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 22:15:14 -0500
  ...I wanted the extra rim in case I need to keep my spare as a 185 R 14 to fit in my clam Shell...
• Re: Mercedes gas can for spare tire?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 22:50:39 EST
  ...While the can fits very well in the standard Vanagon spare, I find it fits even better inside the Audi 5000 T spacesaver spare...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 08:03:30 -0800
  There are two different styles of spare tire holders! I have two 1986 syncros. They are pretty much the same, but the front catch...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:54:48 -0800
  ...carry any spares you already know are on the way out, you should be well prepared. ______________________________________________________________________ If I knew a part was on the...
• Re: Spare tire location
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 20:32:59 -0400
  ...I’m not so sure now because there does not seem to be a lot of structure behind the spare. After 21 years of...
• Re: whats the biggest spare you've crammed into the spare tire hanger?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 23:36:32 EDT
  In a message dated 8/12/01 9:34:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > what purpose do those serve anyway...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:36:08 -0500
  ...Many vehicles now don't even come with spares. Use your tires. Damage one, use the spare. When needed then consider other options. Just...
• Re: Spare Parts you MUST carry!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:52:07 -0500
  On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, TJ Hannink wrote: > carry any spares you already know are on the > way out, you should be well prepared...
• Re: spare tire carrier won't close with 205/65 R15s
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 09:55:47 -0700
  Cool beans, what years?? what models?? Tromper 82 Dieselfant II with "Emergency Spare" -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:19:28 -0700
  ...After unloading he decided to park in a different >> spot >> and the van would crank fine but not start. > ..... >> Installed his spare ECU from...
• Re: Utility trailer benefits...yay or any?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:18:47 -0800
  the idea of using 14" vanagon wheels is I won't have to carry a spare tire. It will share the same spare as...
• Re: ran out of Gas...
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:49:36 -0700
  <Can anyone remember/recommend where to buy a good "fits in the spare tire" spare gas can?> Expensive, but would fit almost anywhere: http...
• Bolt size
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:59:10 -0700
  Hello, I removed the spare tire clamshell (91 Vanagon GL)to replace the H2O hoses and I lost the bolt that secures the spare...