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• Stretch update and tach signal?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 21:23:01 -0800
  ...It has over 3000 miles in the three weeks since it was stretched, it's been to Portland as well as Burning Man and...
• Re: Seam bubbling
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 00:07:08 -0500
  ...While it's occurring, the chemistry > produces "out gassing" which causes stretched > gasket and paint material, often observable as > bubbles. One particularly nasty aspect...
• Unable to Idle
  Historical mailing list - Craig
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 16:37:45 -0700
  ...So, the intake manifold hoses might be a bit stretched. Also, when I look in the Bentley manual, it appears that the intake manifold...
• Re: Oil Buzzer - Part II
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:29:25 -0400
  ...50, took out >the pressure relief valve and cleaned it and stretched the spring >slightly. Started it up....and the buzzer went off at...
• Re: New bus meet in Northwestern Ontario
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:05:31 +0200
  ...digest processor wrote: > Lynn & I are the owners of Vanalong (the stretched Vanagon) and the owners = > of Serpent River Campground. We are hosting a...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:57:17 +1000
  ...bolts when installing the CVs as the old ones will have stretched and you risk them coming loose at some future inopportune time .BTDT...
• Re: Middle Seat Tracks
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 19:36:53 -0400
  ...In that car, the long one stretched from the far side to the sliding door, while the short one went from the far side...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:53:54 -0400
  ...one of the most notoriously congested and accident plagued stretched of really bad road in all of New Jersey. From < 10MPH on a closed...
• Re: A Stretching Clutch Cable?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 15:45:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...angle and or not worn (coils in the tube might be stretched or bent, when you have these problems. I have owned beetles for...
• Bus Depot $199 Side Tent in action
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:02:12 -0400
  ...Also, as soon as the wind stretched any of the seams, the rain leaked in, but seam sealer fixed that problem. Considering the price...
• Re: Vanagon service in Mesa, Arizona
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 13:39:03 -0700
  ...Anything complicated, and just about everything having to do with Vanagons, Perri has to be involved in, so he's stretched pretty thin. He...
• Re: hit a boulder and a light pole
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 18 Nov 2016 04:35:53 +0000
  ...It sorta stretched the compression cup it is held in. So pull and wiggle those to see if there is play. Sean G From...
• Re: Extra gas tank for weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:47:57 -0500
  ...up to the existing gas tank? Any ideas? Would love to see the > > Vanagon gas range being stretched a bit... > > > > James > > W88kender > > Anaheim, Calif
• Re: Aux. Wire/Battery Install Pics/Notes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:40:45 -0700
  ...when tightening, was a bit like a cat with his paws stretched way out trying to get his toy out from under the couch...
• Re: Bras
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:53:20 -0700
  ...located such that there was nowhere to secure them (yes > I > stretched the life out of it) and it ended up needing the ol...
• V W R o a d R a l l y ! - March 4& 5, 2000
  Historical mailing list - louiZe christensen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:04:30 -0500
  ...Hippie Days 2000 A VW Road Rally March 4 & 5, 2000 (Last year saw the vehicles stretched over more than one mile of highway...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:58:29 -0500
  ...One of the head studs on that one had stretched to the point that I could wiggle the capnut and it was screwed all...
• Re: Microwave install in rear upper AC cabinet area on Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:16:50 -0800
  ...I'm thinking with that in place, a person could be stretched out, grab a beer from the fridge and heat up some food...
• Re: Jed Clampet/<aka Radiator Clamps>
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 May 2001 18:39:42 -0500
  ...The design seems to prevent them from being stretched too far. Larry A.
• 1.9 -- post mortem + jetta death
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 17:37:43 -0500
  ...We replaced them, but they are available if anyone needs a set to rebuild - PO, who had mentioned that he 'stretched' the oil preassure...
• Re: Are My Curtains on Correct? - black cord thingie
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:53:01 -0700
  ...the inside of those curtain cord thingies look like >(after being stretched well beyond their intended stretchiness), it is a >flat metal coil encased...
• Re: Stretch project. Clips for sale cheap!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 07:30:19 -0400
  ...site. > > > -Otmar- > 72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus > 82 A3 GTI Westfalia, turning into a hybrid electric stretch > 86...
• Re: Rod Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 15:14:27 +0000
  ...reading that should be used > when the bolts have already been stretched. I suspect that I should > replace the bolts, but I'll bet...
• Re: Anyone running a Oettinger powered Van( or completed van) ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:28:41 +1300
  ...They suffer all of the problems of the VW wasserboxer they are based directly on (being effectively stretched VW engines). Performance is good, but...
• Re: Don't let this happen to you!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:17:42 -0400
  ...That moment has stretched to about ten months now, so maybe it's time I either measured it or put in a 7.5...
• Re[2]: EuroVan syncro TDI / sharan url
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 23:13:08 -0500
  ...This EV is > stretched by Winnebago (about 1.5 feet) and converted to become a > modern upgrade to the Westfalia. It seemed like a...
• Re: Windshield Sunshade Smackdown!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:40:06 -0600
  ...Folding them up is a bad idea, leave them stretched flat for maximum life and performance. Have clear packing tape on hand and repair...
• Re: Rubber parts on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Sep 1994 13:16:39 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It's doesn't seem to be caused by being stretched or twisted. It's allready been mentioned on this list that the fuel...
• Re: Alloy wheel torque specification
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:38:33 -0400
  ...It must be properly stretched to hold the wheel on tight. The seat of the bolt and the wheel is different for the alloys...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Nov 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:00:24 -0500
  ...Therefore, because a stretched cable increases "Gap > > A", does this result in increased pressure and, is this the underlying > > cause of transmission "thunk"? > > But...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:39:39 -0400
  ...The issue is my propane lines already look as >if they are stretched to their limit with what may be a longer than >original...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:42:35 -0500
  ...Before it parted, my son (165 lbs) used it and commented that he > didn't feel it was trustworthy, the way it stretched. > > If...
• Re: Strap Handles?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:52:53 -0700
  ...Black Straps (I need > to replace mine - they're a bit stretched too). Once they break apart, > well......I've tried to fix with...
• Syncro front driveshaft spacers
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:36:03 -0500
  ...might explain a lot, as without the spacer the joints would not have been in their proper orientation, stretched, as it were. Thanks, Dave
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 20:24:55 -0600
  ...FM booster. > Once I got all the twisted, taped up, over stretched and undocumented wires > and devices removed I found the fuel delivery (fuel...
• Re: Tie Die pop-up tent?
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Sun, 3 May 2009 21:21:07 -0400
  When I stretched my bus my second pop-top had a beige canvas that was in really good condition. Since I had to cut...
• 23 window breadloaf triplecab westy?
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 14:19:19 -0800
  ...So perhaps someone stretched the chassis and added a pickup bed behind a bus. But that doesn't appear to be all. The roof...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 22:39:23 -0400
  ...If there weren't leaking before > they should be OK going back together unless you removed them and stretched them out. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message...
• Re: fleece thermal barrier
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:30:01 -0600
  ...Having some extra material on the sides is a good idea because you want the fleece stretched somewhat so it doesn't sag and...
• Re: Platinum Cat Install suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 17:59:53 -0700
  ...Can you describe where the blanket is installed? Is it stretched horizontally to cover the opening to the upper poptop area? Or does it...
• Re: Vehicle Names
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 19:30:11 -0400
  ...It really stuck until I stretched her. Now she is known as Vanalong to everyone but my wife and I still lovingly call her...
• Re: Rusted westy rocker panel
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:20:15 -0700
  ...wash in the motor pool, service is done on a somewhat stretched schedule (and I'm being generous), and problems are dealt with when...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Chapter Three
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:46:39 -0800
  ...That, then, in my opinion points to the stud has either stretched or pulled the threads from the block, something I haven't seen...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:26:08 +0000
  ...If they were somewhat loose than either they > were not properly installed or the engine was over heated to the point > the studs stretched...
• Re: Parking brake cable stretch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:29:18 -0800
  ...Duh, is it possible these > >cables have stretched over the last 19 years? > > Prolly not that much? I think it's more likely that...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:02:57 -0500
  ...Some of them are not sized > right and need to be stretched and glued on the pan to get them to seat at > all...
• GEX Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:13:12 -0600
  ...Head gaskets on two cylinders had been sucked in because bolts were stretched. Where the gaskets vacated, the heads were eroded badly. The oil...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:32:36 -0500
  ...If they have stretched, the head cap nuts would bottom against them giving a false torque reading. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Vermillion" <markvermillion...
• Re: subaru 6 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:00:09 +1200
  ...The EG33 (240-250hp DOHC 24V 3.3 liter, a stretched EJ22) engine from the Alcyone SVX is no longer in production. It went...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:25:12 -0700
  ...Before it parted, my son (165 lbs) used it and commented that he didn't feel it was trustworthy, the way it stretched. If...
• Poptop Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:56:18 -0700
  ...Laying on your back, your arms get tired trying to get everything lined up and stretched fairly taught. This is where you will be...
• Re: Just bought a campground
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:30:25 -0700
  ...This will be a great place for us > to spend the summer except that we won't get to travel in our stretched > Vanalong...
• Cutting the stretch halves
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 09:52:22 -0800
  ...Have fun! -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus 82 A3 GTI Westfalia, turning into a hybrid electric stretch...
• Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 23:50:23 -0400
  ...The stretch to yield bolt is stretched when the 1/4 turn past 22 pounds torque is done. and offers a higher value of...
• RE: female stuff on trips
  Historical mailing list - Eric Walter Dahlstrom
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 16:51:19 -0700 (PDT)
  ...currently i have a curtain strung across a stretched rope but i would like to have a curtain which draws across the arc of...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 09:11:46 PDT
  ...Martha, I found that in my 1981 ALL of the heater control cables had stretched (over time I guess). So I readjusted them by...
• Re: Low oil pressure confirmed - next steps? 85 GL 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:48:33 -0400
  ...avg temps have been ~90 every day since my flicker started), stretched spring, blah blah blah… So I did the unthinkable and bought an...
• hook and loop fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Jul 2012 15:10:37 -0500
  ...A few places just never fit tight against the bulkhead, even though properly stretched, measured exactly per instructions. So, a while back someone on...
• Synchro trans value? / Stretch progress
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 12:56:49 -0700
  ...TIA -Otmar- 72(front),73(rear),76,78,82,87(parts) Stretched bus 82 A3 GTI Westfalia, turning into a hybrid electric stretch 86...
• Re: ALWAYS CARRY A SPARE ALT. BELT!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 00:42:42 -0500
  ...have warped heads, possible case, and bad cylinders and of course stretched head studs. BTW-the power steering belt will fit in a pinch...