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  • Re: Driver's side grab handle
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:32:46 -0400
    ...I was careful drilling for my grab handle, all is good. You should try installing a map/reading light on the passenger side, easy...
  • Re: Bilstein shock query
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:07:37 -0800
    ...General Grabber) combined with the age of the shocks - the OME shocks is older than he HD Bilstein. > > dan
  • Alarm system and power door locks
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:43:52 -0700
    ...Anyone added this lately? (I.e., used a product I can actually find and buy?) I'm primarily interested in deterring smash and grabbers...
  • Re: Fuel Injection rated hose
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:49:59 -0800
    ...Wildly more pricy than the non SAE30R9 stuff, but I can grab 25 feet > of it > for the same price as buying a "kit...
  • Re: Go Westy tune up kit
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:20:53 -0400
    ...center of the clip had an extra part that would also grab the threaded post of the 'new' style caps. Is this perhaps what...
  • Westies everywhere... :-)
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:03:13 -0700
    ...I considered grabbing the two other Westy owners on campus, along with mine, and snapping a picture of six Westies together. Then I remembered...
  • Re: Somebody better grab this?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:54:36 -0700
    On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Thomas Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id...
  • Re: "Thieves Cashing in on Stolen Clunkers in Germany" (shows a Vanagon being heisted)
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:42:34 +1200
    > The picture in this article shows a car being grabbed by thieves ==> a > Vanagon. > > http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/thieves-cash-clunkers...
  • Re: still can't pull CIS injectors!
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:37:57 EST
    ...A left handed easy-out may screw into the injector remains to grab it enough to pull on it again. good luck , Steve
  • Blue velour interior in Chula Vista (San Diego) yard
    Historical mailing list - John Runberg
    Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:16:12 -0400
    ...My friend and I didn't grab anything, but if you're in the area you might want to. john
  • Re: Is there such a too?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:16:05 -0500
    ...One set of tangs folds into and grabs the wire and > the other set of tangs folds into and grabs the insulation for strain...
  • No cold start ability at all?
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
    Thu, 8 Dec 2005 07:37:02 -0500
    ...It is not that it stumbled and died, but there was no grab or attempt to run. I assumed Water Temp sensor so I...
  • Is this a "Mike Miller"?
    Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
    Thu, 4 Oct 2001 08:51:41 -0400
    ...They still installed the bolt, grabbing about a millimeter of flange they could catch. Of course, the bolt was cocked at about a 30...
  • Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 14 May 2002 18:11:13 -0700
    ...Karl Wolz wrote: > Grab yourself a sheet of paper and roll it into a cylinder. Draw an arrow > to indicate in which direction the...
  • [NVC] Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
    Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
    Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:56:36 -0700
    ...My immediate thought was to grab a couple bungee cords out of the van and wrap those around the tablecloth and the table to...
  • Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:29:06 -0700
    ...if that head wasn't missing the cam ..I woulda grabbed it. It's still usable for someone that has a tired head, and...
  • Looking for Grab handle packing ??
    Historical mailing list - hunnam
    Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:42:55 +1000
    Hi all Wanting to installing a grab handle above the middle window, drivers side. There are four holes pressed into the sheet metal above...
  • Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
    Fri, 28 May 2021 11:35:23 -0500
    While we’re on the subject of older folks and the challenge of climbing in to our wagons… Has anyone found a good, folding...
  • Re: $4000 '85 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
    Sat, 25 Apr 2015 11:15:13 +0000
    ...12:05 PM Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Someone should grab this one if it's still for sale: > http://www.thesamba.com...
  • pics and sounds
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Tue, 5 Jul 1994 14:38:05 -0500 (CDT)
    ...I've grabbed that image and the 67 bus and the logs and the sound of the VW starting and put them on the...
  • Re: Remote starter button how to hook-up vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
    Sat, 16 Nov 1996 19:03:06 -0500 (EST)
    ...Just grab the big pulley with both hands. If it was a V8 I would consider the starter. Even old warn in V8 turn...
  • Re: Middle 3 person seat F.S.
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:56:21 EST
    ...it is not shipable. Make me an offer.... >> these suckers are pretty rare...i can attest to that. grab it while you can! chris
  • Re: Flue Cap?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:15:12 -0700
    ...fridge (when run on propane) and stove vent out of and grab > outside air through... No, that's the flue; not the flue cap...
  • Taillight Plastic replacement
    Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
    Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:51:12 -0400
    ...the same size so I can just go a junkyard and grab it off of say a jetta? Anyone want to part with one...
  • Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Fri, 4 Apr 2008 21:51:39 -0400
    ...Not that it means they shouldn't be able to grab a manual and troubleshoot... Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
  • Re: Vanagon Security Challange... Was RE: How to break into....
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Sat, 31 Oct 1998 08:43:57 -0800
    ...The window was opened a crack and my mom grabbed two >brooms. She took out her keys and hung them on the end of...
  • Re: Metric this, metric that
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:25:10 -0800
    ...One of my guys broke his tape and I told him to grab one from the big red box. You've got it, he...
  • Re: Front Wiper Spray Nozzle Replacement Procedure
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:43:00 -0600
    ...http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=211955993 2) With a big pair of vicegrips, grab a hold of them and slowly pull them...
  • Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:44:21 -0700
    ...I mount a stock Vanagon grab handle to the siding door just below the window. This makes it far easier and quieter to close...
  • Re: Rear Table
    Historical mailing list - Stuart
    Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:43:23 -0700
    ...Monday, June 16, 2014, 10:03 PM I have used a shock cord for years stretched from the grab handle between the curtains and...
  • Re: pics and sounds
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Tue, 5 Jul 1994 14:47:48 -0500 (CDT)
    ...I've > grabbed that image and the 67 bus and the logs and the sound of the VW ^^^^ sorry, make that "logos" > starting and...
  • Re: crank crank THUD continues
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:39:55 -0700
    ...I realize my description > of > THUD was ambiguous Gina, Just a thought-grab your distributor and see if it will turn. The crank-crank...
  • Re: Fires, Extinguishers, & Reality, According to Terry
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:19:08 -0800
    > > > New thought process. > > > In the event of a fire contained within the confines of your > Vanagon, > > > (1) Grab the wife (or girl friend) > > > > or...
  • Re: [Re: [Re: Stolen!!]]
    Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
    Thu, 10 May 2001 10:40:20 MDT
    ...your undergarment, would have unit problems? Ben, Was it you who grabbed the Jockey's? ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL 86 BMW 325...
  • Re: Is the list up and running?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Fri, 18 May 2007 23:50:11 -0400
    ...for me to grab hold of ... {;?<) SamC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 18...
  • (no subject)
    Historical mailing list - Neil Stuart
    Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:24:17 -0600
    ...press it ...drink it ...then grab the pouch and discard ...very easy cleanup when you are on the road!! no messy grounds ..everything is...
  • Fun junkyard Saturday
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:38:20 -0800
    ...and found the one remaining Vanagon (several bays still) and grabbed the passenger grab handle for my driver’s side.  That van still has...
  • Nephew's Birthday...WILLIAM WITZ
    Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
    Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:59:53 +0000
    ...can you help grab one from any store around you? l'll pay you as soon as i am back.kindly let me know...
  • 1986 VW Westfalia Engine for Sale - $500 (Sacramento)
    Historical mailing list - Amy
    Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:58:27 -0700
    ...This is your opportunity to grab a working engine, original 163,000 miles. All of the hoses were replaced last year (that's more...
  • clunk goes the wheel
    Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
    Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:31:14 -0800
    ...Pressure around 45, tire looks normal grab and shake-no give. The belts look OK. Drive the backroad the rest of the way to...
  • Re: 91 Vanagon Antenna replacement options
    Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
    Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:59:31 -0900
    ...It is flush and leaves nothing to "grab" if you had a mind to. Installation was simple, but it did require a small amount...
  • starter hex key size
    Historical mailing list - Jason M Yasment
    Sat, 9 Dec 2000 17:51:08 -0500
    ...I'll grab it on my way. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
  • Re: For Sale: 86 weekender WI Dells, WI
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Thu, 13 May 2004 16:37:31 -0400
    On Thu, 13 May 2004, John Rodgers wrote: > David, if you grab this vintage model, you had better get a load of oats > to...
  • What shade of White is your van? Which shade of white is most common?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:07:44 -0400
    ...Which shade of white is more common? I figure if I ever grab parts (doors etc.) from a donor vehicle if I pick the...
  • Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Mar 2024 21:48:57 +0000
    ...Yes.  A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the...
  • Hot brakes!
    Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
    Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:08:20 +0000
    Was for billing through Malibu hills in my 1982 weary - had a sense they brakes were to bring very grabby.., Then. Had to push...
  • Re: The Clock is always troublesome-now GW's foil replacement kit
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 20 Dec 2014 22:47:18 -0800
    An hour and a half from opening the slider to grab the screwdriver to closing the slider after replacing the screwdriver. That time includes...
  • quick and dirty head replacement - update
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:48:12 -0700
    ...I've been lax in updating progress on my blog but this afternoon I did grab a quick vid of the engine running - just...
  • Re: cheap '80-'84 slider doorhandle on samba
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:51:27 -0500
    ...this one is cheap...grab it for a spare.. Although Chris is right that they were discontinued by VW, I still have new ones...
  • how to put out engine fire?
    Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
    Fri, 14 May 1999 13:20:24 -0700
    ...I, or someone else had one? I was guessing I would grab my fire extinguisher, carefully open the licenses plate door and spray like...
  • another question about sliding doors
    Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
    Sun, 1 Oct 2000 21:56:24 -0400
    ...The interior handle is easy though, so I've gotten in the habbit of closing the door by first grabbing the interior handle and...
  • Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Thu, 27 May 2021 07:40:55 -0700
    ...Those will keep me happy for a while - plus my grab handles are still good. BT On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 7:32...
  • Re: Reading Lite Upper Bunk
    Historical mailing list - Houston
    Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:48:36 -0700
    I use one of the Coleman 4D cell battery powered lanterns hanging from an S-hook on the grab bar. Works great except it...
  • Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
    Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
    Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:15:09 -0400
    ...When I'm done I put it back on the shelf and grab Mobil 1 in 15w50 guise or stop by BMW dealership to...
  • Re: Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:38:49 -0500
    ...Something to grab when climbing in > and out. Thank you Mr. Squirrel. David McNeely
  • NO VW CONTENT: America's 10 Worst Summer Camps. Friday Junk Mail
    Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
    Fri, 2 Apr 1999 11:29:58 -0800
    ...Simpson's - Camp Killachickee 5) Michael Jackson's - Camp Grabbakiddie 4) Ellen Degeneras's - Camp Lickacoochie 3) President Clinton's - Camp Getahoochie 2) Hillary...
  • Need dimensions of westy flip down stove cover
    Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
    Thu, 26 Jul 2001 07:13:52 -0700
    ...Can one of my neighbors to the south grab a tape measure? Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer...
  • Poptop conversion info to be removed
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Fri, 14 Sep 2001 23:50:32 -0400
    ...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/poptop and grab them before my ISP deletes the page. Regards, -Karl Karl & Kristina Bloss - bloss@citynet.net...
  • Re: Cheap Westy in OKC- Should I grab it?
    Historical mailing list - dave bowers
    Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:25:48 -0700
    For $600 bux, you could buy it and just enjoy driving it slowly (never leaving 2nd gear) to where ever you go camping. > or...
  • Spoke too soon
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 20 Jan 2004 01:26:34 -0500
    ...the back (don't really know why, just being different today.) Grabbed the handle and pulled. And it snapped right off. Erk. Oh well...