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• Re: flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 17:32:55 -0600
  ...the impact driver. 12 point sockets are not to be used with any impact tool. Propane won't get the flex plate hub hot...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:17:50 -0600
  ...Now the rear of the car sports a Hella Airport operated from the driver's seat so that kind of dynamic adjustment won't...
• Re: Light Inside Camper/cockpit lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 15:59:09 EDT
  ...I cut the hole first, then riveted the the plate BTW. Some have said they had success manufacturing the plate--but didn't ahve...
• Re: POR-15 [was: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)]
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:39:57 +0100
  ...The > warning label is entertainment in itself (Do not taunt Happy Fun > Ball). > > I painted gloss black POR-15 on the front skid plate...
• Re: security
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:42:12 -0600
  I've crossed Cadillac, Volvo, Mercedes, Lexus and all other types of vehicle drivers, all kinds of truck drivers and even the Highway Patrol...
• Re: Small tranny leak in front end
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:43:17 EDT
  ...Just remove driveline, skid plate & fnt mount bolts and lower the trans enough to get at the 6 bolts. It pops right off - reseal...
• Re: vote for new microbus
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 11:06:55 -0400
  ...video camera mounted over the back license plate that is fed to a monitor that comes out of the ceiling by the driver. deb
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-collector or other auto insurance!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:10:43 -0500
  ...car and to "assume" that your daily driver must be newer. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com...
• No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:59:37 -0700
  ...It was late and dark so I didn't check the coolant before I left the garage and had to drive about 25 miles...
• Grape Racing [was Re: They came and went]
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 15:35:36 PDT
  ...oops! This sounds like a perfect straight line to introduce MICROWAVE GRAPE RACING! Take a plate or other dish with a smooth surface, put...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 17:48:11 -0700
  ...One is the lack of the metal reinforcing plate on the body where the rear end of the carrier bars bolt on. There should...
• Re: [Syncro] Skid plate mods
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:40:34 -0400
  The factory skid plates require four piece of metal to be bolted to them and then bolted up the the frame above. Two of...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:16:25 -0800
  ...they were installed in RH drive vehicles. > > My K series engine rotates CW as does the WBX. Under "VOLKSWAGEN AND > PORSCHE > ENGINE ADAPTERS" KEP...
• Re: Rear license plate light removal?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:57:40 EST
  Once you remove the two screws, gently pry with a small screw driver around the rubber gasket. They pop right out. They sometimes get...
• Re: Zetec Bostig test drive..long
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:19:11 -0700
  ...What do you think of the Subaru Diesel Turbo?? Let's hope it will fit (adapter plate and electronics) http://ymmv.coffeehaus.com/archives...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:49:18 -0800
  ...The hinge plates attach to the forward side of the body flange. So to raise the rear of my door I would add shim...
• Re: Instructions for fridge removal
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:26:57 -0700
  ...the driver's seat) is a covered screw about 1 inch back from the front of the cabinet - level with the face plate. Also...
• Re: Allow me...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 11:14:37 -0700 (MST)
  Great story, Todd! (I tried mailing this directly to you, but it bounced back) I have/drive/maintain/love a '71 Superbeetle that my...
• Re: Boxer Engines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 21:26:28 -0600
  ...The crankshaft had a waffle plate mounted on it and the slots of the pistons were fitted to the waffle plate. There were cylinder...
• Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 18:16:15 -0400
  ...drive. I want to turn on the propane and forget about it. here's a picture of my vent with all the plates and...
• Re: Block heater question
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:46:27 -0500
  ...Then perhaps you could incorporate a timer to turn on 1/2 hour to 1 hour before you need to drive. Ken Madsen Whitby...
• Tiico Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 13:01:54 -0500
  ...motor mount plates. I'm making a video as I go on how to install an inline-4 in your driveway with only simple...
• Re: Smoked Tailights Interested??
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:43:50 -0400
  ...Even worse than tinted lights are the tinted or even clear license plate protectors. Try reading a uncovered license plate as it speeds down...
• Re: Are there Emission Compliance Stickers in US Diesel vans?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:42:42 -0700
  ...Vanagon is there any >> emissions compliance stickers in either the license plate door or the >> door jambs? If any, does it indicate compliance or...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:40:46 -0500
  ...JFF >Thanks Matt, guess I forgot to include that this is for the main >cabin area, not the forward cabin (driver/pass). I am...
• Re: Cops buses and profiles
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Dec 1995 13:06:50 -0600
  ...Westy into the driveway. So I don't have my credentials and I'm driving a Hippie bus with no plates wow whats next...
• Re: Rear Bearings,
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:15:32 -0400
  A hammer and punch will drive the bottom pin out. Drive it away from the van. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Body parts for Mellow Yellow
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:50:20 -0700
  Last month my 84 got struck by another vehicle which was driven into it by a third car. I'm wrangling with the insurance...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:55 -0700
  ...I talked to my mechanic who told me to simply add distilled water to the license plate tank and keep an eye on it...
• Re: vehicle transit registration from Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13:09:38 -0700
  It is VERY illegal to simply take plates from an existing car and place them on a purchased car. Z --- Fred Brittain <vanpire@CITLINK...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 14:39:39 -1000
  it's normal for a backing plate to flex a little like that.. like if you lever a little with a screw driver between...
• Re: Chattering Clutch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:28:50 -0500
  ...Over time the heating cause by the slippage damages the springs in the clutch plate. In my case I opted for a complete new...
• Re: CA emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 95 10:05:18 PDT
  >> >> >>Speaking of CA emmissions restrictions, is there any problem with bringing >>an non-CA-approved Vanagon into California for three months on Missouri >>plates...
• Re: Louisiana
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:31:55 -0500
  ...Personally, I have Louisiana plates on all my vehicles and drive from the Baton Rouge area to Houston frequently and have never been pulled...
• Re: I saw
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:33:44 -0600
  ...I was shopping, and I saw the plate. I waited around, hoping to meet the driver, but I had to get on to other...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 02:17:15 -0500
  Ironically I was cleaning up the shop tonight and found a flex plate if anyone needs one... Jason On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at...
• Re: Cops buses and profiles
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Dec 1995 13:36:25 -0500
  ...Someone had stole my registation sticker off my liscence plate. Showed him my registration, he was almost apologetic. Drove it on Grateful Dead tour...
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 7 May 2004 05:59:47 -0400
  ...Thursday, May 06, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Torque converter drive plate question.... > Hey all, > The new engine i bought came set up...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:30:57 -0600
  ...1/8" or better plate a foot square would do >> nicely I would think. > > Right. Wondered about that. I guess even entering exiting driver...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jun 2006 (#2006-536)
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:26:14 -0400
  ...Each time I was applying the brake it made the torque plate hit the pins. My mechanic told me that those pins where part...
• Re: Tolls- roof rack vs. trailer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 22:43:29 -0600
  ...have a SunPass account and drive on the MDX roads, a > > photo will be taken of your license plate at each tolling point > > (where...
• Re: Rantworthy '85 Westy ad?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:57:33 -0400
  ...European VIN plate??? what is the deal with that? clearly its a US spec westy as it also has the US drivers doorjamb VIN...
• rear pulley seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 23:36:12 -0600
  ...Should I just wedge something in the hole on the torque converter drive plate so I can untorque the rear pulley bolt? Thanks, Jay
• Re: Carat value
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 15:04:48 -0400
  ...seen a lot of beat up POS daily driver vehicles in MD running >"historic" plates... people do it to get out of paying resgistration...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 09:54:28 -0400
  ...paint, rustproof and reinstall. Driveway Time Estimates: 1:30 remove skid plate and regulator, replace regulator, reinstall skid plate 2:00 add Gasglow gague...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:12:19 -0700
  ...I have good used rear brake vanagon backing plates, for both sides. pmail me and we can talk about how much , shipping etc. not...
• New, better starter option for conversions, especially diesels
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:10:38 -0400
  ...modern cars with gear-drive starters. I feel this is an important breakthrough, and intend to have the adapter plate copied and produced in...
• Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:24:05 -0600
  ...A set of three year old plates on a car I sold in 2000 has been recycled and the plates was still registered to...
• Re: Sound Insulation & Air conditioner--LONG
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:05:12 -0500
  ...the driver's seat) is a covered screw about 1 inch back from the front of the cabinet - level with the face plate. Also...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 May 2016 09:48:42 -0700
  ...to rub on the backing plate? I don't recall feeling any real amount of axial play at driver side wheel. I did a...
• Re: Air Cond Duct Recall - Part question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:17:21 -0600
  John, the parts are simply two steel plates that measure approx 6X10 inches. Sheetmetal screws came with it to secure the plates to the...
• Re: <Syncro> viscous coupling fluid !
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 19:00:03 -0800
  ...When the back wheels slip, the plate powered by the main driveshaft starts spinning much faster than the plate driven front wheels, and the...
• Re: Smoked Tailights Interested??
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:13:23 -0700
  ...Even a nontinted > plate cover can foil the reading of a plate, as they can cloud over > after years of exposure to sunlight, or...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:58:36 -0500
  ...Any way to drive it off with a drift through the backing plate? Make a mullandore port? Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57...
• Re: Vanagon sighted in Germany
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Mon, 9 Dec 1996 09:10:09 -0500 (EST)
  ...The plates says > MYK-?? ??? which is in the middle west section of Germany. > > It is a turbocharged Diesel and as I know the real...
• FS: One Westy seat turntable
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 22:29:29 EST
  I've never used the swivel feature on the drivers side. I wanted to bolt down the power inverter under the seat and I...
• Checking toe-in on a Vanagon at home
  Historical mailing list - jbclem
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:23:09 -0800
  ...My Vanagon has a backing plate that gets in the way and is not solid(inflexible) enough anyway. Does anyone have a way to...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:26:27 -0800
  ...I'll try the face plate turn off trick as soon as I can recharge the battery on the van [for some odd reason...
• Re: Ti Co Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:39:11 -0700
  ...The aluminum conversion plate is mounted directly to the 2.0 golf engine. Also mounted to the engine is the Flex Plate for automatic...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:23:08 -0500
  ...A little grease will help hold it all together while torqueing the flywheel-drive plate down. Always check and turn the crank while torqueing...