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• =?UTF-8?Q?Re:_50=c2=ba_Adaptor_Plate_Install_Angle_Check_please=3f?=
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:52:54 -0700
  Since the tape measure bridging the 2 lower tranny studs appears to be parallel to the bottom of the 50 degree oil pan, YES...
• An '84 Westy for parts, owner asking $500
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:38:21 -0500
  The seller is in Bloomington Indiana and he just recently posted this ad on craigslist, asking $500. I emailed asking for a couple pictures...
• Re: Buses/vanagons FS in Connecticut/Northeast
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 18:50:29 -0300
  ...Oh, my! Roy -- Roy Nicholl Atlantic Systems Group Phone: (506) 453-3505 Incutech Centre Fax: (506) 453-5004 B/S 69000 E-Mail: Roy...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 20:27:36 -0400
  On Fri, 7 Oct 2011 20:10:05 -0400, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: >Just 50 here, but..... ------ Welcome to 50 Kim.... 8...
• (4) used Vanco reinforced 185r14 $50 NY
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:03:03 +0000
  $50 cash for all 4 picked up in Hudson NY 12534. 2 have a quarter of tread left. 2 have one half of tread...
• Diesel FS in Atlanta
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Sep 1996 12:48:07 -0400
  ...w/new diesel engine. $5,500 or OBO 404-767-5032. Kind of wish this was around last year when I was looking. Weston
• F.S. Alloy wheels $50 apiece w/ tires
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 09:31:12 -0400
  ...are the multispoked style (there were a couple of different styles) come w/ elongated front lug bolts. $50 each. $200 for all 4. chris
• Re: '89 westy for auction - currently at $5000, 3 HOURS LEFT
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 May 2001 12:55:32 EDT
  ...edu writes: > http://page.auctions.yahoo.com/auction/51460849 > > its at $5000, and just 3 hours left.... the clock is ticking...... chris [text/html]
• 1.9 "Wasserboxer" engine for sale, $500
  Historical mailing list - Trent Sanders
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 00:39:48 -0400
  ...Engine was removed intact for Subaru conversion and was driven daily prior to removal. $500 and you pay shipping, located in Southern California. Reply...
• Re: Rare Munchkin Ice Cube Tray for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 22:35:20 EST
  In a message dated 11/12/02 7:30:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, steeles@horizonview.net writes: << No, I bid $50,000! I...
• Re: Vanagon Value....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 17:17:17 -0700
  > The 5 year / 50K warranty is interesting... what do y'all think that's > worth? Not much, in my opinion, unless you live in...
• Hwy 50 Bus-in; Engine recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 17:45:42 -0700
  [Thom writes about the busses stuck by Hwy 50] Cool. I saw you guys on Hwy 50 last night when I was driving back...
• Re: 50 Watt TL Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 16:29:10 -0800
  ...LED's will soon > be taking OVER the WORLD! Until then Ill get the 50 > watt TL bulbs > > Phil
• Re: Lifter Noise
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:53:34 -0700
  I have had my custom 2.1L WBX running for over 50,000 miles and have yet to have my lifters clacking upon start...
• Parting '87 GL passenger van with blue exterior and gray fabric i nterior
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:00:14 -0600
  ...Auto trans-ran when engine blew-$300, 4 Alloy Wheels-fair condition-$150 for all, ECU-$50, AFM-$50, engine sensors, steering rack-not...
• coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:44:03 -0230
  Hi volks, I have seen recent suggestions that a deviance from the 50:50 coolant:water concentration is responsible for an intermittent blinking light...
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 22:33:13 -0600
  ...Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > 'canadian mix' ? .. > stronger than 50/50 I imagine...
• Re: Looking to borrow / buy Vanagon 50 degree Diesel oil pan
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 09:31:05 -0400
  ...The problem is I sold > all my 50 degree stuff a long time ago and I don't have a OE > pan to take...
• Re: Another Walker
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Mar 2012 13:44:16 -0500
  ...Eastern Standard Time, shelton4@GMAIL.COM writes: _http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqqqweOy0x1qz5k14o1_500.jpg_ (http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqqqweOy0x1qz5k14o1_500...
• Re: Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:04:03 -0800
  ...Go back to the 15/50 Mobil 1 or a 20/50 dino oil. There shouldn't be any cold start problems unless you...
• Re: Lifters- ahh it's strangely quiet and nothing is broken
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:59:46 -0700
  ...Factory (and all the experienced hands on the various Vanagon lists) strongly suggest 20/50 oil year round in these engines. 15/50 for...
• Oil
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 16:43:55 -0700
  Would like some input on oils, currently running Mobil 1 15w-50 syn., works great. Am considering trying Valvoline's Sypower 20W-50, a...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???(5cyl die...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:03:48 EST
  In a message dated 99-01-14 21:32:02 EST, KBatzler@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes: << Diesel engines will go 4-500,000 miles...
• Re: Heading NORTH on 20w-50
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:29:08 -0600
  You could use Castrol Syntec (full synthetic) 5w-50 and drive almost anywhere. I gives you easy cold weather starts and hot engine protection...
• Fw: Fuse panel question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:25:57 -0600
  | After many years with Split and Bay Westies, The Vanagon is like | having a $50K Class A motorhome...! $50K is the price of a...
• Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 00:12:36 -0700
  After an initial 500 mi break-in procedure and oil changes, is it okay to drive a van w/ newly rebuilt 2.1L on...
• camping directions
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 19 Feb 97 13:31:30 EST
  ...Route 50 will eventually connect with Route 13 (Route 50 and 13 are both U.S. Routes), with Route 50 going east and Route...
• Re: SEVEN Westfalia's For Sale
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Sat, 7 Mar 1998 15:05:48 -0800
  ...87 Syncro Vanagon, Air -------> $7,500 > 90 Westfalia Multivan, Auto --> $13,500 > 88 Westfalia Air, 4 speed ----> $12,500 > 80 Westfalia 4 speed ---------> $3...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:14:41 -0500
  ...We use Eaton EZ Clip fittings so if/when the lines rot out, just the lines can be replaced with a $50 tool and...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:33:00 -0700
  ...Anyway I knew my syncro/countryhomes/westy stopped WAY better with the G60's up front and Audi 5000 turbo rear disks and calipers...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:49:51 -0700
  ...50/50 water/coolant ratio > Michael, > > Running 100% coolant is to me a terrible idea. The heat transfer to a 100% > solution is not...
• Re: Thermostat upgrade
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:32:46 -0700
  Hi Chris, I also installed an audi 5000 thermostat in my '90 vanagon. I am still using the original thermo Fan Switch. Didn't...
• need info on 5 cyl swap
  Historical mailing list - a.a. \"fred\" bertagnolli, jr.
  Sun, 9 May 1999 09:10:33 -0700
  as my '87 audi 5000 quattro falls apart in bits and pieces around me, the engine and drive train pull like a freight train...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:37:49 PDT
  ...He uses Slick 50 every 50,000 miles, the >head, oilpan, and injector pump have never been touched. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• Re: '86 Syncro for sale $500 bucks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:53:19 EST
  ...1986 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON SYNCRO 4 wheel drive, for parts or repair, > $500. (860) 826-8008 . New Britain,CT > > > Y'all would be stupid not...
• Re: Leaking Head Gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 16:31:11 -0500
  A Vanagon with less than 50,000 miles with a leaking head gasket should be 100% reimbursable from the dealer for a factory fix...
• Re: 50 Watt TL Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 21:11:02 -0500
  ...50 Watt TL Bulbs > > I remember seeing an LED taillight unit > that fit into the standard bulb socket. > > It was a generic light bulb...
• gasoline taxes (barely legitimate content)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 11:54:49 EST
  ...14.50 48) Florida: 12.80 49) Wyoming: 9.00 50) Alaska: 8.00 51) Georgia: 7.50 Looks like we all should move...
• Re: TDI engine value
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 20:56:49 -0700
  If somebody offered me a TDI for $500 even without the aforementioned parts, I'd but them all day long. Doesn't your pricing...
• Re: 1991 base model parts van $500 NY
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:37:57 -0700
  ...1991 base model parts van $500 NY http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=997964 I'm giving it 10 days and...
• Re: splitting hairs
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 19:32:03 -0300
  ...are you taking odds, Joel? Bugs & Things & Bricks...Oh, my! Roy -- Roy Nicholl Atlantic Systems Group Phone: (506) 453-3505 Incutech Centre Fax: (506...
• Re: Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:39:33 -0700
  ...Try 508. tim in 408 On 10/14/05, Barb Cotton <cottonscrafts@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I may be in the market for a "new...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:13:45 -0800
  ...On 11/14/13, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The clue is the /50. It means it is the starter signal 50. Why...
• July HMN ads
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 23:08:12 -0400
  ...Westy, $6,500 (when will this guy learn) (717)921-2644 PA '87 Syncro, A/C, new tires, 113k $6,500 obo (201)489...
• Re: Antifreeze question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 20:09:44 -0500
  Hi Doug, If you are using Autobahn 'blue goop' then 50% antifreeze and 50% water will give you -37�C. If your hydrometer shows...
• syncro sunroof in NJ
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 08:42:55 -0700
  Did a listee get the $500 Syncro Sunroof in NJ that has been on the Samba for a long time? The price was recently...
• Any good VW mechanics in Portland OR Area?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 10:11:52 -0800
  ...5302 SE Baseline Rd, Apt 358 Hillsboro, OR 97123-6420 USA 503 640 3293 (Voice) 503 648 8259 (Fax) pete@teleport.com =======================
• $500 Vanagon sold to nice kid!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Lonnie Phillips
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 21:38:32 EDT
  Thanks to all of you who called about the 85 vanagon for $500. If it's any consolation, it was sold to a nice...
• Accessing Terminal 50 on Ignition Switch
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 23:03:09 -0600
  How difficult is it to access terminal 50 on the ignition switch? Do I have to take the steering column part away apart to...
• Re: fuel managment system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:08:15 -0800
  ...So it seems the Sprint 500 might be suitable for a WBX? http://store.haltech.com/usastore/haltech-universal-ecu-kits/platinum-sprint-500...
• Re: EV Problems
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 15:07:31 -0700
  At 5:50 PM 6/15/98, Christopher Quijano wrote: >>>> >Both the Os sensors are emmision control devices and on the VR6's with...
• K&N Air Filters: $27.42
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 10:39:16 EST
  ...You clean it in normal driving after 50,000 miles. Robert [text/html]
• Re: Microbus Concept in Production says this website...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:31:12 -0700
  ...Here’s what the site stated: · 1,500 new jobs at Stöcken site · 5000 x 5000 model complete · Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder: all market studies...
• Re: FW: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 17 Jan 2016 02:08:09 -0600
  ...Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet > > Denis and others, > > Did I read earlier that there is a Mobil 1 0W 50...
• Re: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jan 2016 00:13:38 -0500
  ...Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet Mobil 1 0W-50 is a racing oil with about twice the amounts of phosphorous...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:42:00 -0700
  ...USe 20-50 wt oil. I had a Vanagon that had a flickering idle light and the shop that tested it concluded that everything...
• Re: Ecu & Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 95 11:43 CST
  ...Definitely be persistent! Your PC Solution Phone: (507) 386-0278 "Providing Solutions For Your Future" (800) 450-4PCS (4727) 1635 Mankato Place Fax: (507...
• Re: 83 Westy update
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 07:28:33 -0700
  ...I change the filter about every 5000 miles, adding a quart to cover the loss of the oil in the filter, then change all...
• Heading NORTH on 20w-50
  Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
  Sat, 11 Dec 1999 10:06:15 EST
  ...I run a thicker 20w - 50 oil with no probs in the warm climate, but is there any reason to change to a lighter...
• Re: Fix it as it needs?...or Go For IT!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:54:43 -0600
  > if there were a vehicle that provides the benefits of a Volkswagen Vanogon GL Campmobile on the market for 45 or 50K, I'd...