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• Re: Engin hatch insolation project
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Jul 2021 11:25:00 -0400
  ...I used Dynamat Hoodliner (Dynamat Hoodliner > Stop Road Noise! at Crutchfield > <https://www.crutchfield.com/p_15411905/Dynamat-Hoodliner.html>). It was a > mess...
• Friday in the Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:57:59 -0700
  ...Then east again, back upriver, crossing the toll bridge (.75$ for cars) at Hood River. Back through the gate to my shop...unload the...
• Re: F/you think we have problems? Try owning a MB600
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:20:13 -0600
  Had a '72 powder blue Jaguar XKE convertible with the V-12 engine with bumps on the hood (space for four strombergs) and a...
• Vanagons in the Northwest
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:35:22 -0700
  ...I live near Hood River, if anyone would like a cursorial second hand layman's inspection on that Gold Syncro...(wish I had the...
• Re: I need info on Audi 5 Cylinder motors
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 19:08:26 +0100
  ...than the 5000/100/200, due to the >smaller >engine bay/hood, making it a better choice >for a Vanagon transplant. That's not...
• Re: Extra screw syndrome (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:45:15 -0500
  ...I took it off and...it was the viewfinder hood from a video camera. <g> d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net...
• Re: About those fuel hoses...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:08:50 -0700
  ...What is the likely hood that the job would not be done > right, for other reasons? I've seen all kinds of fuel leaks...
• Re: Hatch Strut PVC Fix Tip?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:38:54 -0600
  ...have an orange tag on them, used to be sure the hood or other, stays up while working. It's a great back up...
• '98 Eurovan...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 22:26:00 -0500
  ...It has something of a grill running across the hood. Clearance or venting for the VR6? And it was wearing Michelin Agilis 51s... :-) The...
• Re: VW Iltis was:Syncro Diff Is Weird One Without Viscous Coupling!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 16:48:18 -0700
  ...There were two guys driving, the top and windshield was down, with two crates? of beer strapped to the hood :-) PerL 88 Caravelle Syncro
• Re: An idea deserving a Friday post -- waterboxing the Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:39:54 -0400
  ...when you work one of their ex-compatriots into, well... 'ex-'hood. :D sudhir On 6/30/06, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping...
• Re: NVC: I want a sports car
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 22:03:06 -0800
  ...more than i want an Audi that > >>> says VW on the hood. > >> > >> > > > > thats like saying you dont want a mercury any more than a...
• Re: Vans in the hood
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:36:04 -0700
  ...Vans in the hood To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 1:40 PM On Oct 19, 2011, at 4:20...
• Eurovan salvage parts. Was: More Eurovan Engine Fires
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 12:33:03 -0400
  ...Didn't investigate closely, but paint was burned off the drivers side of the hood. Everything else looked ok on the van. Tom's...
• Re: Window Louvers(Side sliding windows)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:23:06 -0700
  ...the louvers machine pressed into sheet > metal(like a hot rod hood) I think this would be to > small for me. Phil 84' all...
• Re: Acoustic properties of common materials
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:56:48 -0500
  ...I used a under hood sound blanket from a late Buick for the rear hatch.It is light and very good($5).The hatch...
• Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 14:22:12 -0700
  ...Fire started under the hood, and once it got going > it > >was a hot one. Fire department came and put it out. Car was...
• Re: 1st Annual Love-Bug OFF
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 22:52:20 +0000
  ...maybe I'll duct tape the Franklin Mint splittie to the hood just for the trip). Will try to remember to bring all my...
• Your going to love this!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:52:40 -0500
  ...the axcident. The Mitsubushi that she was driving was hurt bad. Hood, lights, grill, RF fender. I could Weld a BIG steel beam on...
• Vanagon in Rough neighborhood Update (or "down"-date?)
  Historical mailing list - ChriStenSen DeSiGn iNc.
  Sat, 8 May 1999 22:41:21 -0400
  Greetings Listees---- Alas, it only took two months after all your well- heeded postings regarding "safeguarding" the Westie in the new "rough hood" for...
• Re: A Vanagon of a Different Color
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:45:38 -0400
  ...Think of the >amount of interior parts, sticker in door jams, under the hood >parts, etc. that has to be removed and replaced to...
• Re: Replacing the antenna
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:44:30 -0600
  ...on the hood (if you can call the >>> four inched of sloped metal on the front ot our vasn a hood. Anyone >>> re@laced...
• Re: I've had it...Ed's finished with me.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 11:55:09 -0800
  ...crumpled hood, cracked headlight and molded bumper, etc. Not cheaper to fix. Kevin Sullivan '87 syncro westy Santa Cruz, CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------\ >Ive had it, now...
• For Sale 84' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 23:14:08 -0500
  ...I also have an 88' fox, dark blue with some hail damage(hood and trunk only)that ran great until the fuel pump died...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:35:28 -0700
  ...then she closed the hood on me and told me to keep packing (I was helping her move...) Cheers! Matthew Matthew Pollard http://www...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:24:04 -0800
  ...I have no idea why it happened of course, but it knocked a couple of people to the ground and the hood of the...
• digest ready readable comments on --Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:53:28 -0700
  ...oh it wasnt the door or fender-- it was the hood-- one of those big tire 4 x 4 trucks -- backed up over the...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:32:25 -0800
  ...He opens up the hood in the back >> and makes one adjustment and returns to the driver's seat and now the >> vehicle makes...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Apr 2013 to 11 Apr 2013 - Special issue (#2013-88)
  Historical mailing list - James Eaton
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:16:06 -0400
  ...Of course, in their childhood, 'engine' meant steam locomotive or industrial powerplant - and their 'motors' do have an 'engine' under the hood! James in...
• Re: How long do gas struts last in storage?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:05:08 -0600
  ...Hi All, Wondering how long one should expect gas struts such as those used on rear hatches and hood last in storage? Thinking of...
• Horn question
  Historical mailing list
  27 Jul 95 19:25:00 -0700
  ...I am looking for something simple, and compact(ie not be mounted on the hood or fenders) components could go in the trunk if...
• saw a used EV Camper for sale...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 22:44:53 -0700
  ...Regarding EV hood collecting water - I've had mine in enough rain storms that if it didn't drain properly it would be quite...
• Re: 82 diesel with an 86 gas engine
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 30 May 1999 12:11:24 +0200
  ...probably an air cooled nut, who never have looked under the hood of a Rabbit, and knew the similarity of the diesel and gas...
• Re: RUST HOLE
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:17:23 -0400
  ...with used motor oil as well as moving parts such as hoods and latches. While one is still driving the '72 Dodge that he...
• Re: positioning of headrests.../ frontal collisions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 18:23:17 -0800
  ...How did your Vanagon react- did it move upward over the hood of the SUV, or what? I believe that my Land Cruiser (or...
• Re: duct tape
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:50:21 -0600
  Or 3M Super 90, or 3M Super Trim Adhesive- I've got the latter holding felt/foil insulation on under the hood of a...
• Re: High Cost of O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 May 2003 12:59:16 -0500
  ...Most go for the short version - cut and splice - when is in the neighbor hood of $40. No difference in performance between it and...
• Re: VLVC: Super Beetle TCO....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:51:43 -0700
  ...a normal car and there is plenty of space in the hood to store stuff. VW Beetle purists may not appreciate the VW Super...
• Re: NVC: 3d printed manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:50:28 -0400
  ...fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > > Actually, quite a few parts under the hood are made of plastic... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_automotive_engine...
• Re: Tires FS and New Carat in the 'hood
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 08:50:46 -0700
  These tires should be fine for a regular Vanagon. I have Michelins this size on my GL and they are great. I do not...
• signing off for a while/ start of road trip
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 11:17:32 -0500
  ...12/27 breckenridge CO salt lake city UT Jackson WY ?.Idaho Mt.Hood Oregon Stevens Pass WA Vancouver BC 2/18/2000 Whistler BC...
• Check the ground wires
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:54:46 -0500
  ...After about an hour of looking under the hood and reading the Bently manual, I found that I had broken three ground wires that...
• Re: VWs in Hollywood [was VW sighting (Field of Dreams)]
  Historical mailing list - david (d.) o'heare
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 12:47:00 -0500
  ...Same size and weight as a Ghia, but >with a Ford 289 V8 engine under the hood. My dad used to say you could...
• Re: 15 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:10:27 -0600
  ...Maybe it comes from my teenage obsession with a 440-6 pack Road Runner with the black fiberglass hood! ;-) Keith Adams Calgary, Alberta, Canada...
• Re: VLVC: Super Beetle TCO....
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:40:28 -0400
  ...detract >> from the "beetle experience" (eg rounded windshield, plastic dash, >> bigger hood, etc). The plus side of this is that they go for lower...
• Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:18:08 -0400
  ...Those upright pieces of lexan perched on the front of the hood? Why not find one that's close in width to the Vanagon...
• Re: Bread Loaf citing
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:53:04 -0700
  ...To make matters worse, it was set in Portland, OR (my 'hood) >and that was quite eerie because of familiar scene locations. > >WHY do...
• Re: Bostig zetec kit, clearance
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:17:19 -0400
  ...Don't weld the hood shut just yet, I am sure that there will be a lot of people eager to get a closer...
• Re: Carbon fiber van tops...?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:39:05 -0700
  ...You can get > > >carbon fiber hoods for about $800. > > > >How much do you think it cost to make that first > Civic > >carbon hood and...
• Re: Luggage rack mod, not mine
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:46:03 -0300
  ...quickly transition through being a ‘flap’ en route to becoming a hood ornament on the vehicle behind me. :) You could probably design one so...
• Re: Wash DC tailgating ;)
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:42:09 -0800
  ...was cause > every fender and door and hood and trunk had already been replaced. > from various cars from the junkyard. so NONE of the...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:01:05 -0800
  ...The rain makes a lot of noise hitting the front "hood" -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81...
• Caravelle GL TURBO seen in the 'hood.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:46:49 -0700
  My old neighborhood, that is. �Took a friend's dog home after a weekend of petsitting and went by the independent repair shop near...
• Re: Unending headlight thread . . .
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:59:22 -0500
  ...Sub-note - GM argued successfully to allow rectangular sealed-beams, on the grounds that they would allow a lower hood line than the existing...
• Re: High Top
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:15:01 -0700
  Here's a link to some of my pix of a gen-you-wine AW that lived in the 'hood but which recently moved...
• New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:01:55 -0800
  ...of those Dodge MB sprinters sitting in the driveways with their hoods up not starting. Diesel is 35 cents more a gallon than gas...
• Re: Engin hatch insolation project
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 2 Jul 2021 16:06:13 -0700
  ...I used Dynamat Hoodliner (Dynamat > Hoodliner > > > Stop Road Noise! at Crutchfield > > > <https://www.crutchfield.com/p_15411905/Dynamat-Hoodliner.html>). It > > was a > > > mess...
• Re: Vans in the hood
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:25:34 -0400
  It is an "event" to see one in Northern Indiana. Passed one on the 80/90 Toll Road coming back from the very cool...
• Re: Makeup mirror lighting(new thread finally)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 01:09:57 -0400
  Are these mercury switches as found in hood lights on GM cars? -----Original Message----- From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon...
• Re: Auxilliary gas can..Part 67&1/2
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 08:54:09 EDT
  ...also thought about hard wiring in a 1-2 gallon tank near the tranny that had to be filled by lifing the hood. this...