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• Re: VW FLAPS in Portland, OR?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 11:37:39 -0800
  >Hiya all, > Anyone know of a VW FLAPS in Portland? I need some VW specific parts, >also a VW friendly junkyard would be good...
• Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:10:07 -0700
  Upon inspection of my "flaps" in my recently acquired 81 Westy I see that they are wired and rigged and bent. I was told...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 09:56:08 -0700
  ...When the engine is cold the thermostat pulls the flaps, against the pressure of the return spring, to what we'll call the "closed...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Oct 2006 (#2006-846)
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:32:05 -0400
  ...Those look to be EV flaps... are they? > > I don't think the EV flaps are that long. They look like South African > mudflaps...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:34:24 -0500
  ...Mud flaps > I've got Ron's rear flaps & the SA Front propane flap on my westy. > The rears have been fine, except that...
• Re: mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 12:38:55 -0500
  ...mud flap options > > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Tom Carchrae <tom@carchrae.net> wrote: > > > I'm curious to know what...
• Re: Mobil One - high cost
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:13:49 -0500
  ...But > yesterday I went to my local FLAPS (Advance Auto) for a couple of quarts > and the price has gone through the roof for...
• AFC Measurements
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:48:03 -0400
  ...Arm movement is different than the internal flapper movement? Jay
• Heater housing/flappers/cables
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:37:52 -0700
  ...I've got a broken cable, flappers in poor condition and housing that's pretty beat up and leaky. Anybody out there that can...
• Re: SA heavy duty mud flaps on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:50:39 -0400
  I bought a set of these off James as well, they are so much meatier than the stock flaps, there is really no comparison...
• Re: VW Flaps in West Seattle or greater Seattle area,
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:17:34 -0800
  ...VW Flaps in West seattle or greater seattle area, Hey Folks, Starter is dying and I need one kind of now. Hopeing that someone...
• Re: bosch info: vanagons 1980-1983 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 16 Aug 94 10:10:15 CDT
  ...from what the FLAPS folks tell me, ALL the cars that are listed for that one-wire sensor WITHOUT connector use the same exact...
• Re: SA Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 04:26:08 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] SA Mud Flaps > Works out to about US$12.00 each! > > At 1 Rand to .14 US, less 14% VAT > > John-Reed
• Re: Which brand fuel filter to use
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:38:58 -0400
  >Which brand fuel filter to use > 81 non-california air-cooled vanagon. > > I can't find a Bosch one at any of the FLAPs...
• Re: CV star bolt tool
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:14:07 -0400
  At 04:12 PM 7/11/2007, Bill MacLachlan wrote... >FLAPS have no idea of the tri square head....not in NAPA online >catalogue...
• Re: Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 15 May 2020 22:20:20 -0400
  ...Mud Flaps >> >> HI All. I recently went all out and bought a full set of mud flaps from Bus Depot (# 6881). I have looked...
• Re: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:04:24 -0500
  I live in northern Maine and in extreme cold, the flaps wouldn't remain in the full open position. The engine would be running...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:12:23 -0500
  ...Fan not withstanding, heat is obviously > >>>> controlled via flaps in heat exchange box. Not the best arrangement > >>>> IMO. Especially if the flaps in the...
• '81 heater cables
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 6 May 97 23:55:15 EDT
  ...I am also going to need the hardware that attaches the heater cables to the flapper boxes and allows for their adjustment. The grand...
• Re: Behind the reefer - a clever fan mod
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Wed, 18 May 2005 16:18:16 -0400
  ...He also had a little short wire or string from the top screw to the outside flap to keep the flap open when needed...
• Re: mud flap options
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 06:52:03 -0800
  ...mud flap options You mean I could have those stylish chrome ladies!!?!?� Awesome.� :) �I will probably be happy to pay someone $200 to protect...
• Re: FLAPS????
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:17:02 -0500
  ...2.1L 'Gringo' > 73 Beetle > > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jay lefstein<jleftbrane@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> what is FLAPS ?? >> >> J >> >> > >
• Re: Installing heater fan motor on 86 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 06:35:24 EDT
  ...The foam seals on the flaps originally covered the entire flap. All that is really needed is around the perimeter where the flap touches...
• '89 Westie needs mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Jones,Rich
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 11:28:00 EST
  My two week old (to me, anyway) '89 Westie had a rear mud flap crack and fall off this weekend. The other is cracked...
• Re: 2.1l: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:08:58 -0700
  ...the values in moving the flap are under 1k at both ends as i said before, the output is not very smooth though when...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:36:55 -0400
  ...Both sides of the front window flap can be partially lowered evenly, and the flap can be removed and replaced (for example if you...
• Re: DON'T: Remove "flaps" in Arizona?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 13:16:04 -0500
  ...Remove "flaps" in Arizona? I once had an engine rebuilder tell me that he wouldn't guarantee the rebuild if the flaps were left...
• Re: Air leaks in ventilation system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 11:40:08 -0500 (EST)
  ...No matter how far I moved the lever upward to seal the fresh air flap on the nose, cold air POURED through, brrrrrrr. Cheap...
• Airport theft from my Westy :(
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 16:39:03 -0700
  ...Much to my dismay, someone decided they needed the flap that covers the city-water hookup more that I did. (I doubt a listmember...
• Las Vegas FLAPS and listees
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:21:24 +0000
  ...family ok enuff of the waaaaa waaaaaa ;) question how many L.V listees are on this list and any good FLAPS around. Thanks Joe
• Re: LEAKING POWER STEERING LINE
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:19:59 -0400
  ...you can splice in hose. >I got some at the local FLAPS, no problem. >Frank Condelli has a great page of information and offers...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:46:36 -0700
  ...Cut to length and wrap around bare Al exhaust pipe. > > I want to look at that product at the FLAPS, what purpose is it...
• Re: Ok, whats a flap?????
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sun, 17 Aug 1997 15:05:49 -0700
  ...McDonald wrote: >Sorry to waste space but i've seen the term "FLAPS" batted around and I >have no idea what it means. Friendly...
• Re: mk II brake pads (20% thicker) standard on a syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:45:22 -0400
  ...pads a few months back, the FLAPS asked 2WD or 4WD ?...seems to me if the FLAPS knows about 'em , they must be specific...
• heater flap info
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 07:03:08 -0800
  Next weekend I will be taking apart my dash & replacing heater flap seals on my 87 Westy. I have ordered the gaskets for where...
• Re: Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:00:30 -0700
  I think the thermostat doesn't move the flaps after engine warm-up. It just helps the warm-up happen faster. How about an...
• Substitute for aircooled thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:49:19 -0800
  ...The servo could be mounted up on the flaps, in the cool part of the engine compartment, with only the thermistor down where it...
• Re: hot air
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:30:10 -0400
  ...If you pinch off one or both of the hoses with hose pinchers from the FLAPS it ought to give you an idea. I...
• SA Mud flap questions
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:20:32 -0700
  --Having received my SA mud flaps and decoded the installation of the fronts successfully, I find myself a wee bit perplexed by the bracket...
• Mud Flap Redo
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 23 May 1997 01:36:58 -0400
  ...I have been reading the MF(mud flap) thread and finally thought I should= say what I recently did to replace my 82's...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 02:19:10 -0400
  ...AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found Hi all. Was curious about the relationahip between the AFM air bypass and AFM flap. Maybe someone...
• turning air-cooled Heater Off
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:23:13 -0400
  Frank, Since you are already familiar with the flapper valves, you are aware of the source of the heat. Cool air passes through the...
• Re: Dash Frustration -- A Friday Vent
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:32:22 -0800
  ...fixed the leaky flapper vents, replaced the blower motor > and the heater core, installed new MBC, took the wiper gear apart and > re-greased...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:38:56 -0700
  ...I couple phone calls later, I find that my O'Reilly FLAPS has composite or rubber versions. Having gotten used to using the copper...
• Re: Mud Flaps, generic or otherwise? Sugestions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:04:14 -0400
  ...On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 10:42 AM, T Collins wrote: > Hello Volks, > > Any one have a line on some generic mud flaps...
• Re: Oh Well... Stripped Oil Drain Plug...
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 16:15:52 -0600
  ...the WB > engine? I have been unsuccessful finding anything at my FLAPS that will > fit. As a result, I have re-used the nylon...
• Re: Spark plug heat ranges
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:34:26 -0800
  Bulley wrote: > Most FLAPS can help you decide which heat range is > best for your motor if you bring in the used (10k+) ones...
• Re: MUD FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 17:10:04 -0800
  ...However I'm thinking now is the time to upgrade my MUD >FLAPS. > >Open to suggestions... > >Thanks! > >Rob
• Re: FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 17:37:17 -0800
  Actually, in it's original iteration, FLAPS stood for (insert eff word of your choice) Local Auto... Usually, the eff wasn't "friendly" or...
• Re: love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:53:08 +0000
  ...love handles and mud flaps > > Booty Bench? You know, the booty that you could use for a work bench. > > On Friday, October 17, 2003...
• Re: Getting idle Vanagon to start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:34:25 EST
  ...Thake out your altenator and battery and go to a local flaps and have them checked. Most flaps will do it for free. Jim...
• Heater Box, how to remove the flaps?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 May 2012 14:40:20 -0700
  ...Removing the flaps to put new foam on them. The existing foam has the consistency and mechanical strength of dry sand. We were able...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 22:58:48 PDT
  ...Mud flaps >Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 17:49:15 -0700 > >This talk of mud flaps got me thinking about something I discovered >recently...
• Front Heater Vent Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:12:47 -0700
  ...The front air vent control box seems to have trouble with the flap that closes off air to the footweel flaps. I thought it...
• Re: Help on Syncro hard to find Parts
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:39:47 -0700
  Fender flaps - do you mean mud flaps or the plastic wheel arches? David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC...
• Fw: Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 22:50:10 -0500
  ...Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question Just pull -- it is only two straight pins that is holding it there. Cheers, MJS
• Re: heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Bill Harris
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:29:38 -0700
  ...heater flap foam > In a message dated 4/23/02 9:47:09 AM, ChrisS@INFORMS.COM writes: > > << I used a truck camper-top...
• Re: Redline MT-90
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:46:54 +0000
  <Yer FLAPS can usually get MT-90 from their usual distributors. Saves you shipping. Faster too! YMMV jm> It was after checking every FLAPS...
• FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:40:58 EST
  WHAT IS THIS?
• Re: Looking for Special Camping Utensil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:20:53 -0500
  Ryan, That's it! Except mine had the flapper/clappers that were rectangular like on a standard fly flap. Bloody handy in mosquito country...